Reviews tagging 'War'

Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan

41 reviews

cardanrry's review against another edition

adventurous

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: War

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

queenbothered's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: War

readingelli's review

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Sexual content

jegwishumon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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: Death, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, and War

sophie42's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Genocide and Self harm

starr27's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

amelia52's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I think this book is basically just a set up for the final book in the trilogy. There is conflict between different characters and themselves but everything seems to be solved too easily (just one conversation). I did enjoy it but I hope the next one is better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: War

Vomit

wizard_of_oz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual assault

jazzle_dazzle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Murder, and War

elly_louise's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship