Reviews tagging 'Blood'

La furia dei draghi by Evan Winter

21 reviews

rob's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Epic quotes from this book:

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Life is nothing more than moments in time. To achieve greatness, you have to give up those moments. You have to give your life to your goal.

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The wars you'll wage, aren't decided when you fight them. They're decided before that, by the extent of your efforts, and the substance of your sacrifices.

Evan Winter might be my new favorite author! The Rage of Dragons has set a new bar, it redefines what a 5 star rating is for me. I might just go back and lower the score on my other 5 star reads.

This book is a surprising source of inspiration.

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It was shockingly emotional for me when Tao realized that no amount of training would bring him to his goal. That his trainer lied when he said anything was possible. Tao's response, both in words and in action, showed a level of determination I'd never before seen. When working on a challenging task, pushing myself on a hard run, or lifting heavy weights in the gym, I find myself thinking, "Would Tao quit?"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Gore, Blood, and Death of parent

kitausu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

OH MY GOSH. THIS BOOK GAVE ME ABSOLUTE BRAIN ROT OBSESSION. THIS IS EVERYTHING TO ME. 

Read it read it read it!!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Blood, Classism, Death, Body horror, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

naenae_w's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Gore, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

murphysmate's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Lots and lots of fight scenes, but otherwise very good, with a great magic system, and a different universe to most fantasy books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death of parent, Death, War, and Murder

Moderate: Classism, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual content

nerdkitten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Murder, Violence, War, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Genocide, Medical content, Vomit, Sexual content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Deportation, Torture, Excrement, and Misogyny

lochanreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A vividly imagined warrior type fantasy about two races of people, Omehi and Hedeni, locked in a never-ending war until one of them is completely exterminated. Tau Solarin is a commoner born into the unfalteringly classist Omehi tribe and wants nothing to do with the war. That is until he witnesses his father being killed in front of his very eyes by haughty Nobles and in his effort to seek revenge, Tau is thrown into the thick of battle as he strives to become a stronger fighter. Rage of Dragons is darkly magical, beastly and unrelenting. 
I thought for what was supposed to be a matriarchy, the writing did convey some typically male-dominant narratives such as when Tau refers to a woman character he meets towards the end of the book as a "child" and continues to infantalise her despite acknowledging that they are about the same age and height, as well as other bits of dialogue throughout. A high level of reverence is given to women in this fantasy but their representation didn't always hit the right notes. 
I was however, pulled into the story and the ending lends itself nicely to the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Moderate: Colonisation

olityr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Gore, Death, Blood, War, and Violence

little_white's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, War, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Vomit, Blood, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Rape, and Torture

charlesrevello's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Death, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, and War

danielle_sips_tea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Ableism