Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

A Taste of Gold and Iron, by Alexandra Rowland

30 reviews

ofbooksandechos's review against another edition

adventurous emotional relaxing slow-paced

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

This was disappointing, I expected to have more well rounded characters, as well as a compelling mystery/plot to threat to the country, but I got none of those. The romance was also pretty easygoing, I expected to see more trials and more nuance on the power dynamics involved but alas, those were left to the reader’s imagination.

Ps: I found out later about this but an Ottoman Empire inspired fantasy by a white American author left me with a lot of mixed feelings.
I did enjoy the queer normative world though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual content

dododenise's review against another edition

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

This was exactly my taste. It’s been a while since I took my time and just cherished the book I am reading but I simply didn’t want this book to end.

The story is almost entirely character focused and I loved that. The plot, including politics, mysteries, violence and betrayal served only the characters. Because of that the plot itself wasn’t revolutionary. Instead, there was so much care put into the characters. 

It was a delicious slow burn, with so much yearning and pining. Getting so close to getting together and then pulling apart again and it just pulled at my heartstrings with them. There were so many tender moments between them. The book took its time on long conversation and really developing the characters and their relationships. This was a slow burn perfectly executed. And added to that, a wonderful cast of side characters that I have also learned to adore, including a nonbinary aro ace character who I obviously was a fan of. But all of them found a place in my heart.

Just give me hundreds of books like this and I will be happy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Mental illness, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Animal death

Minor: Pregnancy and Grief

thaliareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious slow-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

3.0

I have to admit that while I really liked the concept for this book, I think I had trouble with the pacing. I had a very hard time getting into the story at first, but when I did it was enjoyable. I especially loved the characters in this book, even if I did struggle a bit with the plot. I loved how oblivious Kadou was to what Evemer was feeling because of how much he doubts what he is capable of. It is a really good take on how anxiety can affect someone's perspective of themselves and how others see them. Overall, the cast of characters was fun and in the end I liked the story, despite my initial misgivings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

There is some graphic sexual content at different points in the book, as well as some injuries to various degrees of severity. The book confect does lead to the kidnapping of some of the adult characters. Kadou seems to struggle with anxiety that presents with a form of panic attacks and that comes up a few times throughout the book.

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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

4.25

I love the anxiety rep & the gender and sexuality rep. Cuuuuteeee relationship. Decent plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Murder, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Minor: Blood, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, War, and Pregnancy

vivavia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Kidnapping, Chronic illness, Classism, Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual content, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

mateyy's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

5.0

I already knew I loved Alexandra Rowland's work (A Conspiracy of Truth is amazing). Rowland knows how to do political intrigue/court (government) politics and upping the stakes. I also love how they do magic systems-very specific (If you've read the Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb, the touch-taste and truth sayers are written into the book-world a lot like skill and wit are). You can tell that these characters are so cared for, that's especially clear with Tadek.

Spoiler

He could have been so easily pushed to the side and been made a plot device to get in the way of Evemer and Kadou's love story, and he's not a flat character at all.

The chemistry between Kadou and Evemer is palpable and built up well while not getting into the way of the overarching plot (and vice-versa). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Medical content, Violence, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

ollie_again's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Murder, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

maregred's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cursing

Minor: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Violence

pitsikakku's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent

liveship's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Confinement, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Blood, Cursing, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy