Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

All of Our Demise by C.L. Herman, Amanda Foody

33 reviews

christinereads1823's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.75

Excellent follow-up with high stakes, lots of plot, and even more character development. Foody and Herman's writing is so evocative and gripping that I read this book in one sitting, staying up until 2am to finish!
Also. Bisexual Alistair means so much to me and I love him with my whole entire heart.

Gavin

and I will share the presidency of his fan club.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

awkwardcrayon24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Grief, and Murder

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

I still love Alistair a ton (and his brother and their relationship). Alistair is not a monster and I stand by that 1000%. He's best boy I don't care haha I started to like Briony a lot more and liked seeing her relationship with her sister change/progress. I don't really care for Isobel anymore in this one unlike in the first book I seemed to like her. I now love Gavin and his progression (I'm a sucker for tragic characters growing). Reed was a little interesting but still not a fave. Finley is just meh/forgettable (looking back at my review for the first book I didnt even mention Finley. To me he's kind of a throw away character). I really enjoyed all the characters growth and how this curse breaking was playing out. I am both incredibly happy and incredibly sad about the ending though and what happened with the survivors.

if any of them had to die why Briony instead of Finley?? Finley doesn't even get his own POV chapters! Who gives a shit about him besides Briony 😭 like I get she would do anything to break the curse but still

I only really cared for 1 of the romances and was only invested in that one. Like it made me cry a little I was so in love with that love. The other romances I could take or leave tbh.
I loved how this progressed, and it's a great duology. If you like Battle Royale and The Hunger Games, this could def be for you especially if you like a tiny bit of dark fantasy/magic. One of the best duologies I've read so far because the sequel is just as good as, if not a wee bit better than, the first. I would say I'd love to see this as a movie, but I don't want that to happen considering how the film industry fumbled the character casting for so many book turned film adaptations. I would def read more from the author/s because I just loved this duology so much. I might have to actually buy the books I liked them that much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

conlmar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-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? Yes

4.5

Great conclusion to the duology, just as frustrating and tragic and sympathetic as the first. Takes the darkness of the setting and circumstances seriously. Felt like I needed a rom-com after finishing it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

imcourtneymarie's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

I take back everything i said about Villains — this second book was so required! So much story to tell, so many relationships (between and within) to work through, and so much intensity that couldn’t fit within one.

I loved Demise and all its horrors from start to finish. 

The ending maybe concluded a bit quickly but that’s a selfish comment from someone who didn’t want the story to end! 

Though this monster story had never been destined for a happily ever after, he had achieved something close to it. 
“… and no tail was ever heard of him again.”

A perfect ending for Alistair Lowe. 🫶

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

styxx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

bookeduntil's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Vomit, and Grief

Minor: Bullying

aseel_reads's review against another edition

dark 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

I really liked how they ended the tournament and just all the little character dynamics 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

bnntt's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

Slow burn, enemies to lovers, fight to the death, shady adults

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

I mainly just want to know what he changed his name to.

snootle's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I finished this duology because I was curious how it would end, but overall I struggled to enjoy this book and the first one.

I liked the trials and challenges they faced recreating the relics,

but the constant changing of each character's feelings and objectives made it difficult to connect with them. Moments that should've been tense and time-sensitive were filled with drawn out, emotional dialogue which made it seem like they were rarely in actual danger.

My biggest problem with this duology is how it relies on telling rather than showing. It tells you that every character is a villain/monster/bad person, but overall there is little to show this outside of a handful of events. We have to rely on reading their every thought. Everything is spelled out, even to the point where obvious, simple story beats are explained at length, leaving no opportunity for thought or speculation from the reader. 

I enjoyed the world building, setup/involvement of the champions' families and some of the magic, but unfortunately this series fell really flat for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol