Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett

66 reviews

e_claire's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Blood

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, and Car accident

lira_the_recluse's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

I love a well conceived magic system and Foundry side has that in spades. Characters and the central mystery/plot were exquisite. 

If I had a nickel every time I read a book in the last two months where

the villain was really the brilliant cast aside and assumed weak woman getting her revenge

I would have 3 nickels.

I do have some qualms. 1) occasionally the book equats being fat with being evil / greedy / lazy. 2) page breaks that don't change POV or skip any time. 

Something like:
"Sancia reached into her pocket and threw the scribed sphere. A brilliant white flash lit up the room

...

When her eyes recovered, Sancia dove rushed the guard to grab his sword arm".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual assault, Torture, and Car accident

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

3.0

This was a fun read that I had a really good time with. However, I found the worldbuilding to be quite clunky and the plot is riddled with convenience. So many times in this book handy-dandy pieces of lore are just revealed out of nowhere so that the characters can escape certain death, or so that a difficult thing that needs doing can be done quickly, and these little tidbits where never foreshadowed or hinted at in any way beforehand. I also feel that, though I enjoyed the characters and their relationships, things develop way too fast. You have these people who are coming from completely opposite circumstance and who have every reason to distrust each other, and it takes them exactly 10 minutes to be willing to risk life and limb for each other/on each others word. Still, as I said, I did have a good time, and I will be continuing the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Vomit and Cannibalism

Minor: Child death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

courtmckenz's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, and Blood

mlatts's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, and Colonisation

Moderate: Body horror and Blood

raneyak's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.25

Really enjoyed it! Good world building and an interesting magic system. Points docked for the lackluster romance buildup and overuse of the word “scrumming”.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Vomit, and War

skrulls's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

beebidon'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

Super fun fantasy novel, big fan of the Italian inspired setting! I liked the characters a lot and I'm excited to see the magic system unfold here 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ryangiglio's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Slavery