Reviews tagging 'War'

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

79 reviews

sop17hie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Slavery, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Violence, and Murder

Minor: War

readbymanda's review

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, War, Abandonment, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Bullying

thebookaddict's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

4.5

🇳🇱: in het begin had ik moeite met het inkomen Het boek is niet super vlot geschreven. Het verhaallijn daarentegen is wel super goed. Ik vond de karakter echt top en ben verliefd geworden op Cardan! Het plot was ook prima te volgen en ik zag hem niet aankomen! Een top boek en ik kan niet wachten op de andere delen

🇬🇧: it was a bit hard to come in. The book isn't really fast paced. The storyline is really really good. I liked the characters and I fell in love with Cardan. The plot was also really good, i didn't see it coming! Also we love a strong female character! A great book and I am excited for the other parts

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and War

bookmark3brodi's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Misogyny, Murder, Blood, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Bullying, Slavery, Torture, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Kidnapping, Vomit, War, Child abuse, and Drug use

ryleighswope's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious 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: Murder, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and War

undercovertidalwave's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

What a book. Fast paced and interesting it kept me on my toes and got me out of a dreaded reading slump. If theres one thing ive learnt from this book is to never underestimate a badass female protag like Jude.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Bullying, Kidnapping, Blood, Alcohol, War, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Murder

karly_ackley's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Slavery

druzyquartz's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny relaxing sad 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: Alcohol, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Slavery, Bullying, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Incest, Alcoholism, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and War

kendra_taylors_version's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Physical abuse, Violence, Self harm, Blood, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: War and Alcohol

anewton's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

An adventurous book with suspense and unsuspecting plot twists. It personally took a little bit to get into however after the first 1/4 of the book, it was brilliantly absorbing and an easy, fun read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content and War