Reviews tagging 'Gore'

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

159 reviews

taobooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Torture and Violence

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

archdaimon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gore

jennipea382's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

selestre's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

robbins_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Kidnapping and Death of parent

coris_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Gaslighting

razalicious's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

goldenleafbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy

amandam71's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

A very average romantasy book. The characters were intriguing, and the spice was well done. The plot twist was obvious, and the lore was a bit convoluted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, and Blood

if_books_be_the_food_of_love's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved this book! Armentrout has a wonderful writing style and I was immediately drawn into both the world and the characters. There’s a decent amount of world building but it’s not overly complex once you’re into the book. 

The Maiden is selected by the Gods and from birth her life is not her own. Due to Ascend before the Gods, Poppy is resistant. She doesn’t understand what the ascension entails, nor does she want. And yet, Poppy is a not just the Maiden. She is a person; with her own desires and dreams. 

And when guard Hawke comes into her life she finds him impossible to resist. It’s forbidden to touch the Maiden. Yet the Maiden herself burns for his touch. 

When tragedy strikes the castle in the form of the Atlantians and the Craven (a vampiric race who are enemies of the Ascended, and a lesser race who no longer control their own minds and have sucumbed to blood lust), Poppy is summoned by the Queen to the capital. Hawke accompanies her, and on the way Poppy discovers he is not what he seems. 

Can she still love him when she discovers his true identity? Or is their relationship doomed from the start?

I ordered book 2 soon after starting this book as it was so good! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gore and Blood

Minor: Physical abuse