Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Une braise sous la cendre by Sabaa Tahir

100 reviews

meganders22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Grief, and Sexual harassment

moonyleo's review against another edition

2.0

if i had to describe this book in one word, it would be disappointing 

it had a slow start, sure, but once it picked up i really enjoyed laia's storyline
and thats about it
i didnt like elias, hated helene, the villains, honestly i didnt care about anyone other than laia and izzi
and dont even get me started on the romance
never thought id say that (as it is my favourite genre) but the romance ruined this book for me
it felt so forced, artificial and so clearly thrown in for the sake of having a romantic plotline
it was so painfully insta-love and lacked any substance, i didnt buy a single one of the relationships, and whenever the romance came on i just cringed and skimmed to the more interesting parts

also, this book is filled with threats of SA, so please be aware of that going in because its a lot

all in all, i liked laias pov and the final 30-ish pages, but not enough to make me want to continue on with the series
to be honest, if i hadnt bought the physical copy, it would have been a dnf

at least i got my reminder that i shouldnt pick up popular books based solely on their hype when i wouldnt have read them otherwise

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

otterforce's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book is a bit more graphic than my usual reads. There are some serious streaks of violence and sadism. If you’re concerned, check out the first chapter and know that it’s kind of light compared to what’s to come.

The story and characters are both strong though and the very bad guys doing very bad (and sometimes graphic) things never feels gratuitous. It often reinforces the tension and stakes or serves the story. There’s are so many good people to offset the bad. I wouldn’t say the story is hopeful, but it’s also not overly bleak or dark.

I can’t wait to see how this series unfolds in later books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Abortion

Minor: Suicide

readinabyss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Fire/Fire injury

apple_atcha_reading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

seforana's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

danaslitlist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Sexual harassment

bwgwave's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Torture, and Abortion

readwithria's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book!

An Ember in the Ashes is the brutal beginning of a YA series I would have loved when it first came out. If there’s one thing I love in my fantasy books, it’s reluctant spies baby! Laia has the makings of a very interesting character, and I’m looking forward to spending more time with her in the next books.

Elias has the more interesting arc in this book. But that being said, I could have done with less romantic tension in his POV chapters. We have some Lenny of time in the other three books, and his journey through especially Part II is really compelling even without it.

I think the world has the potential to be really interesting. We know very little about why some people have magic, where the fey creatures come from, and what the overall goals of the antagonists are. I’m looking forward to learning more about that soon, but I do wish we had learned a bit more in this book.

All in all this was an enjoyable, anxiety-inducing book. I will definitely be continuing the series. 4 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

imskylow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.5

Pleasantly surprised by this novel. I feel like I haven’t read a good political fantasy YA in a long while. All the characters have depth and emotion and the conflict feels real, too real at times especially with the genocides happening in the world. Laia is a fabulous FMC. She’s determined without being arrogant and unfeeling. She’s not a pick-me, she’s an I’ll-try-my-best. Elias is an intriguing character as well. A++

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Trafficking, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying and Blood