Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Faithless Hawk by Margaret Owen

9 reviews

slimejules's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

4.75

i didn't realize this was a sequel LMAO
so my biggest critique of the book was that it was a bit hard to follow in the beginning.....i guess that's on me.
absolutely loved the world-building and the characters. gripping, emotional.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Violence

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

A solid end for the duology. I enjoyed both books. One or two things were a little predictable, one or two things a little corny, but they didn't ruin the book or storyline for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

bamfling's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood

sleeping_roses's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

I'm so glad Tavin's okay!!

This book was amazing! Especially the way it all lined up at the end. Beautifully done, from characterization to world-building and everything in between!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Confinement and Domestic abuse

ramunepocky's review against another edition

adventurous emotional

• 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

Im too tired to write a proper review rn but I absolutely loved this book with evrrything I have to give

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, and Violence

cattails's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Gore, Hate crime, and Death of parent

egurgens's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

I believe I have found a new favorite author. Owen’s writing style is amazing, her word choice is fantastic, and her characters are diverse. 

In this sequel to The Merciful Crow, we again follow Fie as tensions between the crows and the other castes continue to mount. When Fie’s band of crows comes across a whole town affected by plague, she bands up with two other chiefs to deal mercy. The queen has falsely blamed the kings death on the crows / Fie, so Tavin has to find her before the queen does. Once reunited, the band, along with our favorite lordlings, have to find a way to keep the queen from claiming the throne for herself. 

Features betrayal, romance, spying, political plots, hidden identities, a wonderful world of magic,  and so much more. 

I absolutely adored this duo loft and I look forward to reading more work from Margaret Owen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and War

kristielmeyer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring 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? No

5.0

The kind of book that makes you give up on your own dreams of being an author because you'll never write anything this incredible.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Blood

Minor: Hate crime, Violence, and Death of parent

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Child death