Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Six Scorched Roses by Carissa Broadbent

13 reviews

hilaryisreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.5

In and of itself, this is a beautiful read. The setting of the story feels more traditionally Gothic than the other two Nightborn books. I liked that the characters know themselves but still have room to grow. And the dark story of the plague adds to the fast-paced feeling of desperation. It was a quick and compelling read. I finished this book in one sitting, as I just didn't want to put it down. I also really loved that the FMC is a woman in her 30s (and an academic!)! Such a refreshing break from the teen and 20-something characters of so many other fantasy novels! If you're reading the Nightborn Duet of the Crowns of Nyaxia series, I recommend spending the time to read this 150 pg short side story. And you don't have to read it before book 2 (The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King) to understand the story line, but I did. Even if you're not reading the rest of the series I still think it's worth your time because it's actually just a beautiful story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

spatterson7's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War

j_day's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

barbarianmissy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

3.5 ⭐️ 

This was a cute lil stand alone. I really like Carissa Broadbent’s writing style! Since it was so short, I didn’t feel as super connected to the characters but I thought it was a lovely little vampire story! Excited to see more of Lilith and Vale in the rest of the series! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Torture, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

qatkatcat's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A wonderful short addition to the Crowns of Nyaxia series! I loved getting to read Lilliths story, she’s a brilliantly written character with lots of charm, especially considering the small amount of time/pages to develop her story. I personally recommend reading this novella after Ashes and the Star-Cursed King, as some mild spoilers occur in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

maregred's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

midnightrose_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

A beautifully romantic slow burn romance set in the Crowns of Nyaxia world. I absolutely loved this novella! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

lucindahoi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and War

cryosphinx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

What a delightful short story. It felt so well done and fully fleshed out the ti forgot it was a novella and got sad it was already over. In that short time, you really get a good feel for Vale and Lilith, and I'm excited to see how they tie into Book 2 because they are just wonderful. The only bummer is we don't get anymore than those two, and when there's another character it's really brief. I suppose it IS a novella though. But it was still very good and a wonderful concept.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Rape, Death of parent, and War