Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

5 reviews

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Torture, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

anielabooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Overall, this was a great series. I felt very attached to the characters, and I am excited to read the other books inside the grishaverse. Normally, I would get bored with talk of war plans but I think Bardugo did a good job at keeping it interesting. I also loved the ending she gave Alina; It was very heartwarming to see. The plot twists were well done and I hadn’t seen many of them coming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Gun violence, Rape, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Bullying, Incest, and Infidelity

chloevienna's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Rape, Suicide, Violence, and War

Minor: Cursing, Incest, Blood, and Grief

mndy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

I loved all the characters so much, especially Harshaw and Nikolai. Probably wouldn't reread the series, but it was still enjoyable to get through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Incest and Vomit

kaiulanilee's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

By far my favorite of the three. I think the pacing and character work was the most well done and I found her writing developed really well. I had often felt while reading the other two that she was teetering on the edge of making things dark but not doing so because they’re YA novels. I think Ruin & Rising had the perfect amount of darkness and graphic descriptions to it where it felt both hard hitting but also appropriate for its age group. All in all, a super solid fantasy novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Genocide, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Death of parent