Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Regina fără regat by Holly Black

30 reviews

noellelovesbooks's review against another edition

4.75

Content Warnings: Blood, violence, death, pregnancy, war, confinement, animal death, toxic relationships, toxic friendships, murder, and some minimal sexual content. Mention of: cannibalism, abortion, abandonment, child abuse, and child neglect.

Holy crap. I DEVOURED this book. I needed to know what was going to happen with Jude, Madoc, Carden, ...I mean really everyone. There were some people that Jude forgave that I'm still mad at. New friends that I LOVE and wish I got more of.

Definitely so happy that my friend Roni rec'ed this to me, and gifted it to me 🥰, so I could experience this world!

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eggfartz's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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annorabrady's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Not even a third of the way through, I was certain this book would exceed my love for the first book and I was right. I love the growth of the characters and watching both Jude and Cardan learn how to shed the lessons they learned about themselves and love from their toxic parental figures, learn how to have ambition without greed, and learn how to find their strength in their vulnerabilities. I was reluctant to finish this book because I wasn't ready to say goodbye to this story.

I truly love the inclusion of Ben, Hazel, and Severine as well as the inclusion of their lore. It was nice having references of them before. But to see them and have Jude interact with them was a great addition to the world.

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eule's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I finished this absolute masterpiece of a trilogy. Thank you Holly Black for

adventure
scheme
a powerful ruling couple
cute relationships
mysterious riddles
lovable characters
revenge
a magical world
surprising plot twists
…

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culzean's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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lisyasversion's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Everything was insane! I’m in love with this masterpiece! Its a total perfection, ethereal and magical. I can’t believe its the ending of the series. Glad it’s a happy one. I love Cardan’s character’s development, he’s just the misunderstood villain and somehow too smart for us to understand his crazy games.

Our queen finally got her recognition as deserved.
“Two paths are before me, but only one leads to victory”- Jude Duarte

One of the moments that altered my brain chemistry :

“Jude you can’t really think I don’t know it’s you. I knew you from the moment you walk into the brugh.”-69

“She is my wife,” Cardan says, his voice is carrying over the crowd. “The rightful High Queen of Elfhame and most definitely not in exile.”-147

“It was terrifying,” he says “Watching you fall. I mean you’re generally terrifying but I am unused to fearing for you and then I was furious. I am not sure I have ever been that angry before.”
“Mortals are fragile.” I say “Not you,” he says in a way that sounds a little like a lament “you never break.”-159

“You were very formidable tonight, my queen,”-200

“My sweet nemesis, how glad I am that you returned.”-204

“It’s you, I love” he says. “I spent much of my life guarding my heart. I guarded it so well that I could behave as though I didn’t have one at all. Even now, it is a shabby, worm-eaten, and scabrous thing. But it is yours.”-209

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