Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young

61 reviews

tafeeeeee's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful informative reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed it. Just wish things were a little more fleshed out. Maybe if the book was a little  longer, it would feel more complete. Adrienne Young did a good job painting a picture of a cold, brutal viking life. I could see the chaotic battlefields, blue fjord, isolated villages, and freezing mountain trails.  She didn't shy away from the violence which made it feel more real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mlk4562c's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.25

"Sky in The Deep" starts out really slow for around the first forty pages. Once you get into the actual story though it is a great story with such a cute couple. I felt as if the ending was a little rushed but it was an overall good book. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual assault, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

callistag1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Death of parent

fieldofsummer's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.5

A good story about perspective and fighting in wars blindly. About humanity and love. 
The characters were believable and the story immersive. I love her writing style so that’s always good. Lost a .25 because of open ended questions, nothing crazy for the story but definitely left me wanting answers or wondering why those scenes were included. Lost another .25 because it had a heavy reliance on a religion format but the story could have been told without it, so felt a lot of forced scenes and tie ins to the Norse religions just because Vikings. Otherwise a lovely story about forgiveness and pain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Sexual harassment

dragon_named_fox's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful reflective tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault

candyb0x's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I enjoyed the characters and the premise. It started very exciting, but the majority of the book was rather slow, despite covering a short span of time. I wish that the themes of war and prejudice had been explored more in depth. Everything was tied up very neatly and quickly. Part of me wanted it to be more messy than it was. I think it was an enjoyable light read, but if you're looking for a more thought provoking read, this isnnot what you're looking for 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

averagemugglereader's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, and Blood

geminisoul's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

I loved everything about this book. From the descriptions of the world it's set in to the relationships and depth of feeling that the characters showed. It does have very violent scenes but if that doesn't bother you I would highly recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

caffinatedslug's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault and Pregnancy

jackiepreston's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent