Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Alas de sangre by Rebecca Yarros

94 reviews

goblinbabe00's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ev_ve's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

5.0

Only took me 2 days to read this bc I was INVESTED! If you like fantasy romance that evolves with each page, read this. I absolutely loved the banter and how each little thing added up at the end. It was so easy to love each and every character! Except Jack 😒. If you are looking for a slight love triangle and a bunch of competition, then you’ll love this. I would 100% recommend this book to anyone!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism

margal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

Fourth Wing... 
J'ai acheté ce bouquin dû à la hype que j'ai vu sur les réseaux sociaux, principalement américains puis français. Et putain je suis trop contente, j'ai fais le meilleur des choix. 

Lors des premières pages, je me suis dis... Merde, encore un personnage féminin qui se décrit elle-même comme faible... Ca va être jojo... Sauf que notre petite Violet va grandir tout au long de ce tome. En fait, elle a un caractère, et un sacré. C'est une fille, la vie s'acharne sur elle, mais elle fait face. Si elle dit qu'elle va faire quelque chose, qu'elle va réussir tel projet, elle va le faire. J'aime son caractère autant littéraire, perspicace, ingénieux d'une façon différente des autres. Elle n'était clairement pas destiné à ça, elle s'est entraîné pour un tout autre chemin de vie et pourtant, la benjamine Sorrengail vous donne envie de poursuivre le lire. 

Oui, ça sera une romance +18. Oui, c'est le schéma relativement classique d'une romance, mais j'ai adoré chaque petit détail, chaque petite parole, chaque avancée. C'est un slow burn, enemies to lovers, tout de plus simple, mais ils ont mon âme. 

Tairn et Andarna sont tellement biens écrits, bien choisis pour notre héroïne. L'un très pince sans rire, l'autre d'une douceur si grande. J'aime que le gros méchant dragon a un petit coeur tendre pour l'héroïne quand il le faut. J'aime qu'Andarna, même si peu présente dans ce tome est toujours impactante.

J'ai hâte de continuer le tome 2. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

insanebookperson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lorraine19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

I don't say this lightly - this is my new favorite book. Every scene - even the slower discussion scenes - is tense. The way everything was written is so beautiful. There's a perfect mix of everything from epic dragons, to conspiracy, to spicy scenes. Characters are as complex and complicated as the world they live in. The excerpts at the beginning of each chapter add so much to the world building and I was absolutely captivated each page. I cannot recommend this book enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Vomit, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcohol

andmingmingtoo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.25

This book reads like the novelization of a blockbuster action movie. There are pros and cons that come with that.

Pros:
-The general premise is really fun. I was excited to learn more about the dragon, magic, and government systems of the world
-The action sequences actually felt tense, and they definitely felt like they would be cinematic if in a visual format
-The side characters were really fun (and often eclipsed the main character in likeability)
-Xaden is an interesting and actually respectful male lead

Cons:
-A lot of Violet's inner monologue feels jarring and sometimes detracts from a tense vibe in a scene
-A lot of scenes that would be interesting and would add to the characters' growth are left offscreen, like they were cut for time, despite this being an original work where the author could decide what did and didn't exist. For instance,

most of Violet's hand-to-hand challenges occurred offscreen, even the ones where she finally wins without tricks. Like, that's a big moment for her character! I want to hear more about that!

-A lot of visual descriptions of settings were left out, like

the Parapet or what the hell a chimney formation is

-For the most part, we have to take Violet's word for it that characters, including herself, have experienced growth. The growth seems to happen offscreen and is not substantiated by their onscreen actions 

Additionally, this book is screaming to be part of a series (I am aware that the sequel is out and a series is in the works, as is a movie). In my opinion, there is no finite conclusion of the book's overall plot quest at the end, mostly because there is not one unifying plot quest. The extent of the book is defined temporally, not from a plot perspective, which can give the book the feel of a series of episodes, rather than a unifying experience.

Obviously, this book is popular! I did enjoy it, and I can see how others may enjoy it more than me. That being said, it is not a polished experience, but if you know to expect that, it may help you brace yourself and enjoy it more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

jessicarenz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

This book just got me out of my reading slump! It’s been a while since it’s taken me less than a week to read a book (around work and other schedules). Can’t wait to continue the story with Iron Flame!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, and Classism

tt_20's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, War, and Classism

greentearex's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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

3.0

I LOVE dragons, but I don' t really get the hype around this book. It was nice to have a heroine with a disability (connective tissue disorder?), but predictably she spent most of the book having to convince the men around her that she was capable. If this is something you experience in life, it might be draining to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

cozy_gremlin4's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

3.25

I was honestly disappointed by the end of the book. It completely veres away from the plot and more or less only focuses on the romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism