Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Last Sun by K.D. Edwards

42 reviews

xaniya's review

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

For a book so incredibly dense with action and heavy, deep world building, it felt like glimpsing a city through the window of a bullet train: fast enough for glimpses, rushing from one thing to the next.

I never got bored, but there was so much information and things moving, getting picked up and put down and thrown around, that it's a mystery I ended up finishing this book calmly instead of annoyed by all the loose ends. If anything, Last Sun feels like the longest prologue ever to an action-urban fantasy series. 

Still, though fast-paced narrative usually isn't for me, I'm tempted to know what happens next. I like the characters, as quick as I had to be to learn them all (and there are A Lot). Brand is my favorite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

welgan's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Trop young adult et trop centré sur l'action pour mes goûts de lecture actuels, je pense. La partie "romance" est très légère et manque d'introspection pour ce que j'aurais voulu, mais ne dénote pas dans l'ensemble. 
Il y a cependant des idées intéressantes dans le lore et les relations de personnages (j'ai bien aimé la relation d'Acolyte et la manière dont elle s'exprime entre Brand et Rune) ou la mise en scène et des personnages que j'aime beaucoup (Quinn et Cieran particulièrement), donc ce n'est pas impossible que je lise la suite si je peux me la procurer d'occasion ou en prêt. 

Je note aussi la quasi-absence de personnages féminins, au grand nombre de 0 dans les protagonistes principaux, et uniquement mère, domestique, ou soeur écervellée anorexique dans les personnages secondaires.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Torture

Le personnage principal est une victime de viol et cette partie de son histoire est importante et revient à plusieurs reprises dans la narration.

abelh's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

remimicha's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

nillech's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

immediately beguiling. full of personality and impeccable world building. not a single stalled moment. complex and genuine interpersonal relationships coupled with witty banter and the type of tense action that keeps you literally on the edge of your seat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Fatphobia and Alcohol

littlebopeep's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Eating disorder and Blood

styleofdress's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

it's a fun interesting story but oh my god there are only 5 female characters with names and they are: grandmother

who kinda curses MC

, landlord/house organizer, secretary, mother, and sister. None have more than one personality trait.

For a book praised so much I had expected a more inclusive cast, like at least a *single* two dimensional female character (not even three, I won't even ask for that, just two dimensions)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Gore, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content

ambientdusk's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Blood

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

unwise_samwise's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, and Death

Minor: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Death of parent, and Murder

exlibriskai's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Blood

Minor: War