Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

97 reviews

carcookie12's review

dark hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Gore and Death of parent

emerentina's review against another edition

dark emotional tense

• 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: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Emotional abuse and Kidnapping

jdjulia96's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Gore and War

mrsalexisrjones's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

4.5

A girl writes letters to her long lost brother in war.. except they aren’t going to him.. they’re going to her rival at the newspaper company. With war, news, enemies to lovers, found family, the sorrows of war, and a hope for a better tomorrow, divine rivals is a great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Death, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

xchloe_bxx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

julells's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I absolutely adored every single bit of this book and now I can't wait to read the second one (because the ending left me weeping and with way too many questions). Also, the writing style was just perfection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

micaelamariem's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Ahhhhh! I’m so glad I finally got around to reading this! It was a slow start for sure but that made me appreciate the characters for who they were and the writing style as well. I love the “you’ve got mail” type of concept (but make it ✨ magic ✨). I also appreciated the World War Two parallels—the propaganda, the banning of music, the bombs and bunkers, the sirens. It was like looking at history with a fantasy lens in a fantasy world. The friendships were heartwarming and the romance adorable.
And the cliffhanger plot twist ending??? I need more omg. I’m so nervous for these cinnamon roll characters and there are still so many questions I have about the war and the myths and the impeccable Worldbuilding. I need the sequel now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

curly_haired_chaos_gremlin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

So good I really liked the perspective and really sweet.

Also the twist at the end with her brother and her still being able to contact Kitt!

My heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

thestarsaresad's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

I can’t decide whether I’m glad or regretful to have read this book. The way that the human experience of war, grief, family, and love is written was so good.

On the one hand, I’m glad that I read this book, because I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Iris and her relationships with Roman, Attie, and Marisol. I loved seeing her development throughout the book, mixed with both courage and fear in the face of war. On the other hand, I’m absolutely devastated that I subjected myself to reading this book and having to feel the emotions of Forest dragging Iris to safety at the expense of Roman. There’s no doubt that that scene was written well though, the anger and absolute stress I felt had me racing to finish. I so desperately wish I could read the second book so I can see what happens. I just wanted a happy ending, but I guess war proves otherwise.

 

OH HOW HAPPY I AM TO DISCOVER THAT THIS IS ONLY A DUOLOGY AND THE SECOND BOOK IS ALREADY OUT. THANK THE BOOK GODS.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

kiwij96's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Easily one of the most captivating books I've read in a while. The story was written effortlessly and I loved the letters and the way that Iris and Carver developed their relationship without ever having met. It was also an emotional read, heavy on the grief and the war. It had me hooked as a reader for a solid 85% of the book.

However, where it eventually fell short was after that 85% mark. It got to a point where the plot - though already quite fast paced in some places - felt rushed, as if this 14-chapter-per-part aesthetic was what limited the author to progress the plot further in less time. Also, I know it is a YA, but Iris and Roman definitely felt a lot older. 18 and 19 just wasn't believable after a point, and the Young Adult genre still would have held if they were in their early to mid 20s.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Vomit, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content and Classism