Reviews tagging 'War'

Hall of Smoke by H.M. Long

8 reviews

criticalmiss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring 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

I loved the world, where people worship gods that can walk the world, can be merciful and vengeful. Alliances that turn into betrayals. This was highly enjoyable and I am looking forward to the next two books 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, and Pregnancy

itaby's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and War

Moderate: Slavery and Child death

walkie_check's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Self harm

Moderate: Slavery, Toxic relationship, Blood, Racism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Self harm, War, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Minor: Colonisation, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Religious bigotry

akatrinaschu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Trafficking, War, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual violence

ideal_casie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, and Blood

There is a lot of ritualistic cutting and graphic depictions of deaths and corpses and war crimes.

anntharai's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

From start to finish I was hooked. I love the vividness of the characters and the harrowing plot. I feel the rage and the grief, the writing is that good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, War, Violence, Trafficking, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Torture, Sexism, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

The self harm tag refers to ritual bloodletting, but self administered and could well be upsetting for some readers.

phiabia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Genocide, and Grief

Moderate: War and Rape

midnight_rose_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, War, and Grief