Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Fortuna Sworn by K.J. Sutton

11 reviews

evidoe's review against another edition

1.75

Nope not for me. I just couldn’t care about any of the characters, though I tried. 

The plot felt vague and convoluted. 

In general i tried to push through but it went from something I found boring to something i absolutely hated

Fortuna bashing that poor dragons head in was just gross and felt gratuitously cruel. I went from being annoyed/apathetic to forturna to actively hating her.

I have no plans to read anymore of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, and Xenophobia

backyardroses's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Violence

spaghettii's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

A fun little fae book with tricky characters and nice little plot twists

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

genny's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I was so skeptical about this book (I kept removing and then putting it back in my e-reader, haha) but I'm glad I decided to give it a chance! I didn't know what to expect other than a "fantasy romance", so I was surprised to discover that this was more focused on the protagonist discovering the fae court and passing a series of trials. I suspect that might be a cliché in fae stories, but this is the first one I've read, so...I liked it! It was actually pretty light on the romance since Fortuna's attention is occupied by more important things, but that worked in my favor. The concept of supernatural creatures descending from

fallen angels

was cool - I hope that's explored more in the next books. This was also way more grim and gore-y than I expected.

The death of the dragon made me teary-eyed :'(

I was waiting for an explanation about Collith's extremely sudden interest in Fortuna, but we never got one, and now I'm scared that we're supposed to just accept it 💀 That can't be it though, right? He had to have known they were soulmates or whatever beforehand...right? He didn't just pick her out of a crowd, I hope. I guess I'll find out in the next book. Also intrigued by Oliver and Laurie. I thought the latter was

an angel, not a faerie king

. My idea was cooler. :P

P.S. I despise the use of the word "mate", it sounds so yucky 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

folded_between_pages_of_books's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and Sexual harassment

mypatronusisajedi'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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Slavery, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

jamieleergr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

There are a lot of trigger warnings mentionned at the beginning of the book so it's not for everyone

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

deesquared's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction

jnl00700's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

3.0

This was a solid start to the series. I was confused for the first half of the book and still a little confused at the end, but it was fast paced and enjoyable. I liked the diverse group of characters and how I’ve finally read a book about fae that has POC representation in its fae population. I am curious to see where the series goes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Violence

ceruleanshelves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Vomit