Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Bestickt mit den Tränen des Mondes by Elizabeth Lim

5 reviews

chaptersofamylea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

“I will stay by your side until the fire in the sun grows cold and the light in the moon is no more. Until time blots out the stars."

3 ⭐️

Elizabeth Lim’s storytelling will never not have me in awe. Beautiful settings, the magic and romance are all just gorgeous. While I enjoyed the high stakes of this book a lot, I just didn’t enjoy it as much as Spin the Dawn or Six Crimson Cranes (which I LOVED the references to in this one). 

There was a scene towards the end that had me crying in the bath so theres that. 

TWs: War themes, detailed depiction of violence and gore, death of family members

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Violence and Gore

Minor: Death of parent

beyondapage's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Gore, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Slavery

matheo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Body horror, Death, Gore, Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

astoryofpages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging

• 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? It's complicated

3.0

I liked this sequel, it was an enjoyable read. I'm sure I would have read it in just a few days if I had more time for me these last few days 😅

Still, I found this book to go both too fast and too slow. The important events were flown over, so it lacked a little depth. I also had a harder time feeling connected to Maia, the main character, despite everything she has to go through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Torture, Emotional abuse, and Grief

frenchtoast_n_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

Overall, a great sequel and end to a duology series.

I didn't connect with this book as much as I did it's predecessor. The writing wasn't has up to par with the first book in my opinion, and the overuse of the word "melted" in romatic contexts irked me, but I really enjoyed the journey Maia made. 

I loved that characters weren't automatically forgiven for things that happened from the first book and this one. The romantic relationship was serious goals. The familial and friendship relationships were very well rounded and thought out in how they shape Maia's arc. The world, magic, and mythology were so fascinating. The duology conclusion felt complete and not too fast or "perfect".

I can't wait to read Elizabeth Lim's next story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, and Violence