Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

La dea in fiamme by R.F. Kuang

236 reviews

elena_kent's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Cannibalism, Genocide, and Violence

louiserj's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Violence, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Cannibalism and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism

emrosch's review against another edition

dark tense 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

Not as good as the first two books, but still a great conclusion to one of the best – if not the best – historical fantasy book series I've ever read.

It took me a long time to get through it. It started off great and then became SOOOO slow, I honestly just wanted to be done with it after reading about 75%. It felt repetitive and really frustrating (and not in the good way). But that changed with the last couple of chapters, made everything SO worth it. Totally changed my entire opinion about book #3. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Suicide, Blood, War, Gore, Murder, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Cannibalism, and Rape

Minor: Racism and Panic attacks/disorders

winter2001's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective 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

Graphic: Child death, Xenophobia, War, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Colonisation, Cursing, Cannibalism, Genocide, and Torture

loup's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Cannibalism, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Torture, Self harm, Physical abuse, Murder, Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, War, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Gore, Excrement, and Drug abuse

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Slavery

skitch41's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, Colonisation, and Murder

Minor: Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, and Racism

winterwoodbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful slow-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

5.0

The ending was perfect for this amazing series and I loved everything about it.
The character work is immaculate.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Genocide, Murder, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Child death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Trafficking, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Medical trauma, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Racism, Self harm, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Colonisation, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Vomit, and War

teleporting_pickle's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow… just wow. Like every other review I’m gonna say it was such a good series and it will be in my mind always. The final book was a perfect chapter that came to a close. Now to the spoilers

the shear destruction the country has been through is amazing. Now on to the ending I knew it wasn’t over with those 50pages left and the footnote for the author saying I was going to cry.  She was correct last pages took me😪 Rin was a character who thought fighting was the only option but I’m glad in that moment she saw clarity that she could give her country that fighting chance but it didn’t include her or Kitay. Favorite part was Sister Petra’s meet and greet with the gods.  And lastly Nezhas pov at the end and also in the bonus section got torn to pieces. ❤️💙 Fire and Water 💙❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Murder, Blood, War, Cannibalism, and Violence

greciamj1958's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Mental illness, Slavery, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Misogyny, and Racism

kesreads13's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This series was painful and had my least favorite trope of

my dies at the end < / spoiler>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Blood, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Death, Racism, Cannibalism, Child death, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Genocide, Gore, and Mental illness

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, and Miscarriage