Reviews

The Warrior Moon by K. Arsenault Rivera

halaagmod's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense slow-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

I really don't like to write in-depth reviews, specifically because everything I usually want to say has been said a million times before, but holy fucking shit.

Like the other two books in this trilogy, it starts off unbearably slow and confusing—but the minute that tension begins to rise and the pieces begin to snap together, Rivera hits you with absolutely everything that she has, and the bruises will be fresh and sore for months after. Complete, horrifying insanity, action-packed, tense, emotional, and a gorgeous ending to one of my favorite series. I don't know if I want to applaud you or scorn you forever, Rivera.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, and War

Moderate: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Lesbophobia

spinecorset's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

astefreads's review

To finish later or try again. Just couldn't get into it.

dragon_s_hoard's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

halcyon_tarra_marcawin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

another_avid_bookreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Death and Violence

gv53'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? It's complicated

5.0

jarichan's review against another edition

3.0

Ich habe es tatsächlich durch die ganze Trilogie geschafft! Warum ich mich da durchgequält habe? Keine Ahnung. Wahrscheinlich, weil mich Riveras Welt trotz allem unheimlich fasziniert hat. Sie ist mir neu und fremd. Mal etwas Anderes, Neues. Auch die Sprache ist eigentlich wunderschön.

Nur war es mir für drei Mal über 600 Seiten dann doch zu viel des Guten. Vor allem im dritten Band fühlte sich vieles zu aufgeplustert an. Als mensch ganz dringen noch ein paar Seiten mehr reinbringen möchte. Vor allem eine bestimmte Szene brachte mich bloss dazu, ganz tief zu seufzen.

Auf jeden Fall bin ich froh, die Trilogie abgeschlossen zu haben. Für mich ist es gut so, mehr von der Autorin landet bei mir ich vorerst nicht auf der Leseliste.

alt_air's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

ilikereadingactually's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75