Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Taste of Gold and Iron, by Alexandra Rowland

18 reviews

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Minor: Classism, Confinement, Cursing, and Animal death

alxjasper's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.5

Really good character relationships and tension but not very strong narratively.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Cursing, Kidnapping, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

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

onemamareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

Read my full review here: https://onemamassummer.weebly.com/book-reviews/a-taste-of-gold-and-iron

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Torture, Murder, Alcohol, Death, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

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

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Murder, Death, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Gaslighting and Death of parent

nina_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Murder

wanderingtales's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-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: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Grief, Death, and Medical content