Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Queen of Myth and Monsters by Scarlett St. Clair

11 reviews

dorleness's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Death of parent, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Rape, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Child death, and Cursing

thestickwitch's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

For me this was more of a back story book that really got you connected with the characters and their traumas with some sprinkles of happy moments and spicy scenes. While also showcasing how the character navigate through the traumas even in times of strife. I will be waiting in anticipation for book 3.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Torture, War, Body horror, Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit

julienicole1106's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal death, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Pregnancy, Rape, and Toxic friendship

mo_books_read's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Murder, Sexism, Blood, Cursing, Death, Gore, Torture, and Grief

thisdiwata_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

Overall: 4.5
Spice: 3
Narration: 4.5

The sequel to one of my top books of 2022. I won’t let my love for KOBAB blind me to how I feel about this book I promise. 

Queen of Myth & Monsters is very character driven focusing on Isolde, worry not the plot is still solid even if it was character driven. There’s a lot happening on this book that picks up right after KOBAB, no time jump, and be warned that this will hurt. 

Spoiler

I hurt for Violeta and Sorren, if you have read it you already know why, and I felt their loss and it feels unfair that both had to happen. 

I was hoping for more chapters that focused on Adrian mostly because he seemed like an asshole for majority of this book due to circumstances and situations beyond control and I wished we were given his POV to know exactly how he feels or what he was thinking you know? 

“You are my greatest gift Isolde. The day I found you was the day I needed nothing else” Bonus Scene Adrian - this 🥺

I love both Isolde & Adrian and this cliffhanger!!! I can’t believe I did not expect such ending 🤯

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Miscarriage

zeperandazmyth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Cursing, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, Grief, Rape, and Vomit

mermaidmommy19's review

4.75

This was such a compelling sequel in my opinion. It was very good. There was a bit of over used vocabulary toward the end, such as "devastated" and "murdered" which I believe were intended to evoke strong emotion, but eventually lost all meaning due to over use. Beyond that, I don't really have any complaints.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide, Cursing, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Colonisation, and Sexism

Minor: Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Slavery

livfowler's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Child death, Colonisation, Blood, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, War, Misogyny, Sexual content, Alcohol, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Sexual violence, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy, Infertility, Alcoholism, Torture, Abandonment, Addiction, Death of parent, Confinement, Sexual assault, and Rape

oruairc's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

We always fight and fuck.

That's the plot.  There are some reveals in there, somewhere.  Somewhere...

But that's mostly it.  Isolde and Adrian fight and fuck.  And do it again.  And again.

I was quite angry reading it, but anger that drives me to read the next one.  I'm disappointed in myself, truly, but I'm committed to the end.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Blood, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Physical abuse

Minor: Trafficking, Rape, Vomit, and Pregnancy

ka_ke's review

adventurous dark 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? No

4.5

Hmmm. I feel like it was missing something, it could be that there was not much going on for a large part of the book. It could also be that plot twist at the end too. 

Queen of Myth & Monsters is a unique idea. Isolde’s development of her abilities is a smooth transition, however I wish her relationship with Adrian would move beyond miserable communication. He’s an asshole, she’s a bitch. We get it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Grief, Body horror, Classism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Cursing, Gore, Death, Mental illness, and Misogyny