Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce

17 reviews

mdizzy's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-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

5.0

Loved the audiobook edition just as much as the book! Ariadne Meyers is now on my list of favorite narrators.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery and Violence

Minor: Vomit

goldenlake's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

thaliareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

This was such a fun read. I really liked seeing Numeir's history. It was a bit slow at first , and that actually kept me from finishing it the first few times I started. Now that I've actually finished it, I'm curious to see how it continues in the next book when it's out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Vomit, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Slavery, Violence, Grief, and Murder

This book is pretty dark. While it is for sure still YA appropriate it doesn't hide the horrors of plagues and of the medieval sort of lifestyle. There is also a lot of discussion on slavery as it's still present in the society despite certain individual's horrors at the practice. I might have missed a couple of content warnings as I read this a month ago and am catching up on reviews.

annapox's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Racism, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Trafficking, Abandonment, and Alcohol

auberginehayz's review against another edition

adventurous reflective 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? No

3.5

Tamora Pierce's writing is so comforting and her characters so relatable and lovable. I enjoyed this prequel book and the diverse characters introduced in it. It is a bit slow paced though, perhaps because it is a prequel I am champing for the dramatic stuff that I know has to happen!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Sexual content, and Violence

rhi_'s review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Slavery, Violence, and Medical content

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

redkeys's review against another edition

adventurous 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

the dramatic irony! the foreshadowing! so far casting the events of the immortals series in a much deeper light; excited for more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Blood, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, and Vomit

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Pedophilia

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

Numair has always been one of my favorite characters, so I really enjoyed reading about his past. I also really enjoyed learning more about the school and how it operates. I really look forward to the next installment to see how things turn between him and Ozorne. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Colonisation, and Classism

danielforshort's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

I always love Pierce's style of writing- the beginning of this book I was having trouble with the pacing, but once I learned to vibe with the main character it flowed easily 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, and War

jrmrf's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Blood