Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik

6 reviews

indigo_fox's review

adventurous challenging 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? No

3.75

I enjoyed this book more than I thought I was going to enjoy it. Things felt a little slow at first but once Laurence moves onto training the story starts to pick up. I like the writing style, although I wasn't sure how I felt about it at first. I don't read historical fiction books often but I loved the idea of dragons existing and it is cool to see how they would have been employed during war time. 

My biggest complaint with this story is that the side characters don't really matter. They are just there to give the MC chances to interact and show off. They all have surface level personalities and frankly, they were so flat that sometimes I forgot their names. It would have been nice to see a little more life poured into them even though this story is told from Laurence's POV.  That being said, it was enjoyable enough that I am going to continue on to the next book. I'm very curious to see what the world has in store for these two. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Gun violence and Sexism

caseythereader's review

adventurous medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence

sydthewitch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Violence, and War

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Kidnapping, Grief, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

o_romeo's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, and Grief

Minor: Confinement, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kryzysowa_narzeczona's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Death and Kidnapping

jumpydragon's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Abandonment

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping