Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout

62 reviews

zomigi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

3.0

I have mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, I thought Jennifer did a much better job at not info-dumping constantly, and it had far fewer mistakes than her earlier books. I enjoyed the new characters and thought the action scenes were well written. On the other hand, her obvious attempts to assuage the fans left the characters and relationships in this book inconsistent, confusing, and unsatisfying.

I know a lot of fans are angry about the "throuple" of Cas, Poppy, and Kieran, but I'm actually mad that she didn't commit to it and take it farther. She clearly tried to tone it down, especially in the maddeningly vague and unsatisfying threesome scene, but in doing so she only managed to make everyone unhappy. People who don't want a throuple will be mad because there still is one, and people who do want a throuple will be mad because it's half-assed, inconsistent, vague, and confusing. Maybe this will be fixed in the next book, but she's made such a mess of the relationship now that it seems unsalvageable. It was really foolish of Jennifer to try to please everyone, because that always results in you not pleasing anyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, and War

Minor: Alcohol

elkfr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and War

jennipea382's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and War

kittykels's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

Most of this book was exciting and infuriating. 

However, I feel that the ending fell a bit flat to me. Idk why, but some of the major things that happened at the end didn't feel as impactful as they were intended to be. Maybe that's just me? 

I still really enjoyed the book though, and I'm hoping the storyline will continue on from this point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence and Blood

bookishmind_13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Classism

mayllomi's review against another edition

dark emotional funny slow-paced

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

3.75

this one was a bit slower than the rest of the series and the repetitions of specific phrases and plot points is getting a bit tiring but I'm still very much invested in the plot. it's also cool to know the side characters more and see their relationships to each other, I'm pretty curious about Malik and Millie tbh

I really liked how Kieran and Poppy were able to develop a bond on their own and how that complemented their relationships with Cas, though I found the Joining a bit underwhelming idk

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Sexual violence

kit_kat006's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? No

4.5

I absolutely loved this book. I was starting to loose my interest during book 2 and 3 but the ending of book 3 was such a cliffhanger that I needed to continue. I'm sooo happy I did! The dual POV was chef kiss! I love Keiran since the frist book and the evolution of their relationship during this hardship was wonderful! If you have doubt to continue, do it!

The joining scene was a bit underwhelming and confusing... That being said, I'm looking forward to see how there realitionship evolve in the next books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and War

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, and Grief

sarah_sedai_blueajah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Confinement, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

vettechmama3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

The first 3/4 of this book is 4⭐️ with the last quarter being 4.5⭐️

Cas/Poppy and Nyktos/Sera are everything. These may be some of my favorite couples 🥵 Parts of this one did drag out for me and got a little just meh, but the last part had me going through so many emotions that it just made up for the rest of the book. I went from tense to anxious, nervous, mad, sobbing, hopeful, ecstatic, to being anxious again for what's to come. I do feel that the ending was rushed, and I have sooo many questions and plots running through my head. And I swear if one hair is touched on Kieran, Reaver, or Delano, I will riot. PS I love that the girls are so strong and badass.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, and Torture

selestre's review against another edition

challenging 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: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Medical content, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Grief, Alcohol, and Classism