Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Nuncanoche by Jay Kristoff

25 reviews

thenoboshow's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

follows a 16 year old girl, who isnt like other girls. She's thin and pale but not like sexy thin and pale, however there is something about her. She vows to avenge her family-she escapes their fate and discovered her darkness/edge are her literal power. She smokes cigarillos, she drinks whiskey and she has sex. She kills a lot of people, but I guess, doesn't remember. Then goes to an assassin school to fight for the privilege to be one of their assassins. Much of the book follows her time there. While at the school she gets a boob job and learns the secrets of seduction, poisoning, fighting, and lying. The writing itself spends a lot of time pushing metaphors highlighting the most mundane things. The book would be half as long if it didn't use so many words to describe how sensual someone's smile was or speculating what was going on behind someone's eyes. I could never stop thinking about the main characters age. I have read other books with non-adult characters in very adult situations but was able to be immersed enough for me not to question every bit of dialogue or reference to their long life lived. If I'm brought so out of the material I am wondering what the author was doing or getting out of this we have a problem .

dalek_caan's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

3.0

It took me about 200 pages to get into the book, and I kind of wish it ended before like the last 50. It was a really cool world and witty writing, and honestly the cat was the best character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

moond4ncer's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

mlcutter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

Solid 5 stars. When Mia Corvere loses her father in an uprising to overthrow the corrupt government, she decides to join the Our Mother of Blessed Murder order of assassins to become a Blade (the best of the best). This book is all about her training and decisions that she has to make to become strong and skilled enough to avenge her father's murder. The descriptions in this novel are amazing and thr characters are incredibly well-formed. It was recommended to me that I read this book as an aspiring fantasy writer and it did not disappoint. Word of warning, even though Mia is 16, this is NOT a YA novel! No surprise, there is death and its graphic, and there is also a love connection and it is somewhat graphic. But I still believe this is essential for anyone who wants to write fantasy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

littki's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Incest, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

nathalie_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Mental illness, Slavery, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

nandakandabooks's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

1.5

While the voice actor did a great job I barely finished this book due to the plot.
It was finished only because it was sth. to listen to during walks.
Plot quite predictable and no suprises on my side.
I liked the concept and the shadow animals but I am not intruged to continue with the series.
Also it continued quite some unecessary detailed sex and cruelty scenes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

caitlinxx05's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.5

I’m a little divided on this book.

I really liked the general concept; a school to train assassins. Next to that I loved the Italian influences that kept peeking in and the characters, the way they were quite clear and put up.
The world-building was okay, could’ve been a bit better I think, and it took a little too long for me to get to the point of where it was hard to put the book down (but I did get there, so POINT).
The way the ending closed up, I’m content not continuing the series and leaving it with this book. As much as happened at the ending, I don’t feel the need to read the rest.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing

ienbdri's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual violence, and Slavery

loralyyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I would have given this book 5 stars, but the beginning felt like a really long intro and took awhile to get going imo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail