Reviews tagging 'War'

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

109 reviews

kingcrookback's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

A good and satisfactory ending to the trilogy and a good setup for Black's next series in this world that piqued interest without being too intrusive. I think I only really paid so much attention to it because I'd already known that this was the protagonist of the new series. Jude and Madoc's antagonism is (was, remains) such a fascinating father-daughter relationship. Interestingly, I found that the pacing in this book was noticeably faster than The Wicked King - not so much as to be distracting but enough to be noticeable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, War, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy and Cannibalism

neko_reads's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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

"by you i am forever undone" AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY

listen ok cardan is so fine, so unbelievably gorgeous, so absolutely fabulous

also I have said from the start that I love jude and she is so queen, WELL THAT WAS A PROPEHCY I MEAN LIKE she is so badass and she still is and I LOVE her

also like very other character

only complaint is like can we hurry up the politics lol I am in a state of devastation :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, War, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy, Cannibalism, and Abortion

molly_love's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? No

4.75

I loved this book so much, it just took me almost 100 pages before I got really into it, and It might be because I took breaks in between reading but honestly this book was just amazing to read. It was so good that I didn't want to put it down but I also did because I didn't want to finish the book and the world, their characters and lives to all be over. But eventually I just sat down and read just over two hundred pages in one day cause that's how into the book I was. 

I would recommend reading the first two book first (obviously) to understand this book but I thoroughly enjoyed the writing, the character devolvement and the revel of traitors and the exciting but very welcomed twist and turns that were around every corner. I loved this book to bits and I would have given it 5 stars, but it just took me a while to fully get into it, but I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who will listen to me talk about it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Blood, War, Violence, Murder, and Death

Minor: Rape, Slavery, Alcohol, Misogyny, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Torture

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Pregnancy, Confinement, Blood, Death, War, Animal death, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Cannibalism, Abandonment, Abortion, and Child abuse

velsbooknook's review

adventurous challenging dark hopeful tense

5.0

 What a beautiful end to the series. So much scheming, so much betrayal, just all my love for those characters and world. It was so hard for me to put it down because so much was going on and so much was at stake! 
Holly Black did an amazing job at creating this world and I think it is so well done for young adult fantasy. It is whimsical but without being to flowery in its language. The characters were dynamic and it was so easy to root for them. So many great characters and character growth! I loved to read more about Grimsen, Heather and Vivi's relationship dynamic and Oak's character development to name a few. Jude and Cardan had so many heart-wrenching moments and I highlighted countless beautiful quotes in this book. The Queen of Nothing had some intense twists and turns just as the two first books in the series and once again I loved it so so much! The one negative I have is that I only wish it was longer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, War, and Violence

usjdjfnnffm2737's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Murder, War, and Blood

bold_badger's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Violence, War, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy and Sexual content

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: War

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual content, Death of parent, Deportation, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy

kaz_brekkerrr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Death, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Cursing, War, and Alcoholism

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

5.0

After reading the first two books and rating them both five stars I was nervous this one would not hold up. While it was not my favorite of the trilogy it definitely held up and was an excellent conclusion to all of the story set up in the first two books. I had no lingering questions, and while I would always want more time with these characters I think it ended perfectly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, War, Grief, Animal death, Child abuse, and Violence

Minor: Sexism, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Drug use, Murder, Sexual content, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, and Medical content