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Bloody Rose by Nicholas Eames

5 reviews

vivavia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Alcohol, Trafficking, Grief, Death, War, Violence, Suicide, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Blood, Animal death, Murder, and Gore

seanml's review

adventurous dark funny 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

Bloody Rose is a fun return to the world of Kings of the Wyld. Eames struck gold with the first book, ad easily could have played the joke up again and again in sequels. Luckily, he didn't, and went in a different direction. Bloody Rose still retains the fun characters, over-the-top world, and humor of the first book, but takes sharp dramatic turns where Kings of the Wyld usually would have remained lighthearted. Our protagonists, although not as immediately grabbing as Kings of the Wylds', grow on you over time, especially the titular character. I continue to look forward to anything Eames puts out. 8/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Murder, Death of parent, Violence, War, Gore, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Addiction, Slavery, and Colonisation

Minor: Sexual violence, Abandonment, and Cannibalism

thoseoldcrows23's review

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-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

4.0

It took me longer to get attached to the characters in this book than it did in book one, but by the end I was completely sold. In all other aspects, this book is just as strong as the first and it made be both laugh my ass off and cry my eyes out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, War, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Minor: Abortion and Child death

achillea's review

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

everything is still happening so much except it's darker and more emotional. help

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, and Self harm

alexalily's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Body horror, and Death

Minor: Self harm, Fatphobia, and Animal death