Reviews tagging 'War'

A Curse of Blood and Stone by K.A. Tucker

7 reviews

dovahkiin_shea's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death, Vomit, Kidnapping, and War

Moderate: Sexual content

callistag1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery, Vomit, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

manaledi's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

2.75

For the middle book in a fantasy series, this was fine. Artificially recreated some romantic tension and political drama, but mostly a fairly slow progress that's much more setting the scene for a future throwdown. We got more out of interesting secondary characters, but I mostly wished our main characters would stop making foolish decisions, no matter how well intentioned, and that they all got on with it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and War

rexpostfacto's review against another edition

5.0

*soft cell voice*
Tainted blood

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

instalovewithbooks'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? No

5.0

I really really loved this book, wow. 

This was fantastic, and I'm so excited for the finale come September.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

bibliowhore's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

i have mixed feelings about this. the pace was too slow for my liking. some parts were a snoozefest and it only started picking up towards the near end—which unfortunately for me, still makes me want to see how this all plays out. hopefully romy’s caster abilities will be explored more—which is what i was expecting from this sequel, but alas

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Slavery, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Torture, Sexual harassment, and War

anoelle896's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, and War