Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne

82 reviews

mr_trew's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

With a slow start for the first 100 pages, the world is built and set for a fast paced adventure through a beautifully written cast of characters, all with fleshed our pasts that are revealed along your journey. I cannot recommend this book enough! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

_caramelchronicles's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

I make a choice each and every day... I think on what I have. On what is before me. And they make my heart swell and my head giddy. There is no room left for any dwelling on the past.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

joliebean's review

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

katieg4's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Blood

lillimariexo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

erinjeanette's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Blood, and War

librarybookfamily's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gore, Slavery, Trafficking, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, and Cursing

phaedruus's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

vvabecca's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

hufflebuff's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny 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

5.0

Gwen has an amazing ability to tell 3 separate perspectives/story lines at once. Each one high paced and interesting keeping you enthralled and engaged from cover to cover. Strong female mains and growth/development from male main. The world is familiar but mysterious and the battle scenes bring you right down into the action, you feel like you’re in the shield wall! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, and Blood