Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

38 reviews

jules_c's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

sugarchaieli's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

The social class differences between those with red blood and those with silver blood make for a very interesting premise. I liked the fact that the novel was faster paced, as I tend to nod off with books that take too long to get to the point or explain minor things in major detail. The characters were interesting and the twists were well executed with foreshadowing that makes me want to reread the book with my current understanding of their true goals and feelings.
Because this is the first book in the series, the focus on setting up the world and characters was wonderful; however, the characters didn't develop much in this volume, but I look forward to seeing how the end of the first book changes how certain characters perceive their world and interact with each other in the future.
This book definitely showcases the "if everyone just talked honestly and made an effort to empathize with each other, 90% of their problems would fix themselves" trope, but that's not necessarily a bad thing, and I enjoyed watching the characters trying to out-scheme each other throughout the novel.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

irmalol's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

kbairbooks's review against another edition

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

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

3.0

This was a DENSE book. It was THIQQUE with world building and just… so fuckin much political anguish. The scenes of torture and abuse and the beheading scene were intense and the corrupt, the betrayal, the pain. It was a whole lot. And the surprise ending was… wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer and Child death

readwithde's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

Another day, another strong, female YA/NA novel about overthrowing the government. 

I have to say, this might be one of my favorite fictional worlds, and the story happening around and to the MCs is so overwhelmingly amazing. Mare, a simple thief and Red girl ends up having an amazing ability, just like the elite Silvers who rule. Like many female leads, she is thrust into this new world of court, politics, and betrayal, where only power and strength are honored. 

Unlike the other heroines, Mare remains thoroughly different. She doesn't learn courtly intrigue, she doesn't come to understand the Silvers, and she never chooses romance over her family, her friends, and her Red blood. The comfort and protection and specialness never trick her into forgetting the pain and atrocities of her people. Also, she trains a bit, but she is still outmatched by those who have had decades of work; at the end of the book, she is stronger, but not unrecognizable. It's refreshing.

I saw a few of the twists coming, but it didn't run the story for me. The princes Cal and Maven are interesting and consistent, the Scarlet Guard is active as its own entity (aka not waiting around for the MCs), and the Silvers all have their own games and loyalty. 

I loved it, and I'm dying for the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, and War

nschweitzer21's review against another edition

adventurous tense 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? Yes

3.5

This book is generally fine. It’s engaging enough to be a light read, but I don’t find myself itching to pick up the next one. 

Mare is interesting as a character, and I hope that the next books delves deeper into what her powers truly are and their origins. Cal seems somewhat flat as a character to me. All I got was “loyal military son” from him. Maven was more interesting and

the twist at the end was well done

and adds intrigue to his character. The supporting cast was mostly forgettable. I found myself having to actively think about who someone was when a characters name was mentioned. 

I will keep reading at least the next book in this series to see how it goes. The writing style felt a little slow, but it may have just been due to the need for exposition and world building. Hopefully it picks up more.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

ravenclawincabin13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious 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

It was an amazing book with a lot, A LOT of plot twists and it kept me on my toes don’t know who to love and who to hate.
Really like the plot idea and the premise of the book, some things were a little predictable and cliche but super worth it! Can’t wait to read the rest of the series

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Slavery, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

themessyannotator's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I went through this book pretty fast. It took a couple chapters to get in to but it was really engaging throughout the middle. The overall story was okay but I felt the writing was subpar and the plot was pretty predictable. 

It’s a fun, easy read but it doesn’t really have anything that sets it apart.  I don’t know if I’m interested enough in the story to continue the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Torture, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death and Death of parent