Reviews tagging 'Murder'

King of Immortal Tithe by Ben Alderson

16 reviews

jess_always_reading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

This was fun, achillian, Hades & Persephone story with a vampire/elven twist. Entertaining but I think I would have struggled if I'd read the physical book instead of listening to the audiobook. The characters were interesting but felt inconsistent at times. 

There are some twists and turns and some cool world-building but I wish I'd stopped before I read the last chapter :P.

I knocked the star rating down for some miscommunication/non-communication trope as its my least favourite thing and leaning a bit into insta-love as it feels like the main characters move far too quickly from enemies to love especially given the origins of their relationship (kidnapping). 

Also, a huge pet peeve for me is unrealistic sex scenes. If you're going to put them in, think them through! For example, the author introduces the idea that the characters have access to lube at the beginning then the two MMCs just go wild with intense sex using only spit. Why???? 

5/10 would recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

corruptednatz's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

It’s an interesting book. I loved it when Faenir called him “Darling” Very sweet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying and Blood

jneverland's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Genocide

apersonfromflorida'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol

mrshays's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

kimduindam's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Loved it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Vomit, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

notpresent22's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. Even more than the previous instalment in the series and was fascinated to have the original plot be so relevant to the story of this book. 

All I have to say is pages 270-272 I may have read multiple times already 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual assault

Sexual assault is implied

fanboyriot's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

Read For:

🖤 Dark Romance

💘 Forced Proximity

😘 Enemies to Lovers

🧚‍♂️ Fantasy (Fae and Vampires)

🥀 Hades and Persephone Vibes

Absolutely such a cute book.  I love the characters, the plot, and the world building.  It was all so good.

Usually I struggled to read high fantasy but this was such an easy and entertaining read I read this in two days.  It was such an enjoyable book.

Grumpy touch starved fae that kills everything he touches (literally) meets a dying human who is able to get away with touching death himself.  Faenir was such a lovely character, Arlo was his perfect match for sure.  Their dynamic was written so perfectly.

Release Date: 26, March 2024

POV: Switching, First Person

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Rep: LGBTQIA+ Characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Chronic illness and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

gale_bruckner's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

I love the concept of this book.  The emotional, physical, and psychological stakes at play for each character are dynamic and powerful.  I started this book thinking it would be an easy four stars and maybe climb up to 5.  I'm ranking it so low because there are challenges in execution that take me out of the story.   At 1 point early on, a character is touched. Who is specifically never supposed to be touched. And I still don't know if they were safe to be touched because it wasn't skin to skin contact.  Having read the entire book I think that is the case, but the fact that I had to question it for so long made it hard to trust the world building.  The kidnapping that takes place sets the stage for an almost enemies to lovers, or at least combatants to lovers.  I was disappointed with how some of the major emotiono moments were revealed.  Arlo's compassion is eventually evoked, But the switch from angry to besotted was too quick.  It would have been more believable if Arlo had moments where ompassion ward with his anger, making him of doubt his belief that Faenir is evil.  Instead of a journey it felt more like a light switch.  The main villain felt almost comically committed to their hatred.  If, for example, Faenir had grown into his power instead of being instantly born with it, I wouldn't wonder how he grew in his mother's womb at all.  Plus then he could experience the unique horror of being the destruction of people he loved dearly while being and old enough to remember.  It says something about the bones of this story. That's although I am ranking this two stars, I still enjoyed it.  I wish it could have bloomed into everything it was capable of being, but it is still a memorable story.  There is some really nice foreshadowing for what becomes of Arlo.  The pomegranate scene is fantastic.  I also love that Arlo's sister is such a strong character even though she doesn't have much time on the page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

20sidedbi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Alcohol