Reviews tagging 'War'

Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton

5 reviews

rafacolog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, and War

adamparrishlover's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

i’ve never consumed anything that used confinement as a plot device so perfectly as this book. like did she spent 400 pages as a prisoner? yeah she did, but i was eating it up!! like there was never a part that bored me at all 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying and Rape

Minor: Body horror, Infertility, and Vomit

esme_may's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

Starts slow but gets really good after the first hundred pages. I hope we get to hear more from the Sultan (he’s such an interesting villain and reading about him up close, as a person with his own outlook instead of an evil figure, worked so well) and find out what Armani’s mother wished for

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Vomit, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

imds's review against another edition

• 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: War

Minor: Abortion and Death of parent

mypatronusisajedi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail