Reviews tagging 'War'

Rule of Wolves, by Leigh Bardugo

98 reviews

marsh_mall0w's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, War, and Addiction

Moderate: Slavery, Genocide, Confinement, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

Minor: Sexual assault and Infertility

sxndaze's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.0

It’s rare that I enjoy sequels more, but Leigh Bardugo really delivers. It was interesting to explore Fjerda and Shu Han more and understand the political conflicts of this universe. I loved getting to revisit old characters and see where they are now. It’s a wonderful way to wrap up the grishaverse while also leaving it open for a potential future. Nothing beats the SOC duology, but it was fun and enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Addiction, Torture, and War

alexis_k0's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Racism, Miscarriage, Infertility, Death, Sexism, War, Xenophobia, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Misogyny, and Genocide

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Chronic illness, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Drug abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Trafficking

peggy_racham's review against another edition

5.0

Amazing ending to the saga. Did not expect to cry so much but everything that happens is handled with outmost care. These characters will be in my heart forever

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Miscarriage, Child death, War, Confinement, Drug use, and Death

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Sexual harassment

hopemarie_f_hughes's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

A great addition to the Grishaverse with an ending leaving room for more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Violence

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

hann_smc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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

Rule of Wolves was one of my favorite Grishaverse books. I was not expecting to like this book as much as the Crows duology but I really did.
Where sometimes multi POV's can create slow chapters, everyone's story was so compelling and they were woven together so nicely. 
The easter eggs of

Spoiler

all the previous favorite characters was a really nice tie-in, and I hope desperately that that doesn't mean she's saying an official goodbye to the universe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Violence, War, and Misogyny

Minor: Child death, Religious bigotry, and Trafficking

bororyales's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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: Violence and War

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual assault and Physical abuse

jessicaludden's review

adventurous emotional funny tense slow-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

“She would forever be a bloodthirsty, furious girl, but she might allow herself to be something else too.”

I really wanted to like this series more. It just felt unnecessary. It was trying to do a lot and ended up doing nothing. I like these characters enough, but I feel like we barely got to see them even in a 500+ page book. This book was very focused on the war and the Grishaverse in general and kind of overlooked it’s own characters. The only times I found myself getting excited were when the Crows were in the picture. Overall, I loved seeing these characters again but this series didn’t really do much for me.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Murder, Miscarriage, War, Misogyny, Death, Blood, Physical abuse, and Sexism

marine2907's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, War, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Abandonment, Medical content, Violence, Body horror, and Child abuse

lis4so's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Racism, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Body horror, and Classism