Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Песня Вечных Дождей by E.J. Mellow, Э. Дж. Меллоу

11 reviews

withlivjones's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-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

4.25

I’m obsessed! The worldbuilding, the sisterhood, the ROMANCE!! This is a really strong start to the trilogy and I’m looking forward to reading the next instalment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

micaelamariem's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

I was drawn in by the pretty cover and convincing blurb. The writing style was so prosaic and beautiful at first that it had me hooked for a while. Then it kind of fell flat. I think my first disappointment was that for something that’s labeled a “dark fantasy” it really wasn’t all that dark. The characters made choices that rendered them more like YA characters than adult characters (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing but I found it to be unbelievable for their experience and circumstances). I think the dialogue tags ruined the dialogue as well. Their spoken words alone were fine but when added with these adult women “grumbling” and “puffing” while trying fight against certain death, it just doesn’t feel like the right timing. 
Plus the book was full of cliches, I could practically guess what would happen next, at least with the love interest. But idk if it’s the book or if I’m just in some weird slump and hating everything. 
But I really do think the biggest thing is it needed to be darker. I’ve read YA fantasy’s not labeled as dark fantasy and they were darker than this. I probably unfortunately won’t continue the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

beetree's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

This was just okay - fairly surface level and predictable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bibliobetty's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.25

I was genuinely surprised by how much I enjoyed this and would recommend to anyone that likes a closed door (or at least closed door adjacent) fantasy romance with a fun cast of characters, no miscommunication tropes, and a unique world. I especially liked the combination of dark (in theme/content, not romance) and light-heartedness. Looking forward to the sequels!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcohol

ender24's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

A entertaining and wonderful book. I’ve fallen in love with the world and it’s characters, and I can’t wait to read the next two books. I was not expecting the romance, but I feel like it did not impede the story in any way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment

wordsasnames's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

abookandaspotoftea's review against another edition

dark lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

emmasrambles's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

maddiereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-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

3.75

This didn’t really hit for me until well into the second half, but the banter in this is top notch! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail

ka_ke's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

This book is irritatingly basic. There is no depth and no character growth. The name of the villain/love interest’s home is merely the product of lazy writing, and the plot itself is incredibly slow with little to know action. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail