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The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

22 reviews

kat_hart08's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.0

Oh to be loved in such a way. I read most of this book in the middle of the night, telling myself I’d put it down at the “end of this chapter” and never did. The writing is absolutely gorgeous, it’s like interpreting cave paintings found underneath intricate oil murals. I’ve never read a book that so perfectly captures the poetry of love and hate and the line between them. The only reason that I’m not giving it 5 stars is because of literally one line in the book which I will not include but you’ll know it when you get to it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

traceyanderson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

moon2001's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

liaantje's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

I read this together with my sister in law, we had so much fun, the writing is awesome, and we've already ordered the second book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

elledanie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Gore, Torture, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

h_vann's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

librarybookfamily's review

adventurous dark tense

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

4.5

Spicy - two scenes not the entire book. 
Twisted, dark, cruel relationships. Lots of blood and violence. Vampire society with dueling groups. 
Enemies to lovers. Self acceptance. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Genocide, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty and Death of parent

Not so much rape as revoked consent.

kittkat's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

ein träumchen von einem fantasy-buch!! durchweg spannend, echt gutes worldbuilding uuund vor allem äußerst liebenswürdige charaktere. 

oraya ist ein mensch, der vom vampirkönig aufgenommen und trainiert wird. (der king heißt vincent; das ist echt der unroyalste/ unvampirischste name überhaupt hahah) sie tritt dann dem kejari-turnier (vampir hunger games) bei mit dem ziel, selbst zu einer mächtigen vampirin zu werden. dort geht sie aus verzweiflung ein temporäres bündnis mit raihn und mische ein und lernt langsam ihre magie zu benutzen. mit der zeit wachsen die drei mehr zu einer gruppe zusammen; am ende kann jedoch nur eine person, den kejari gewinnen… DAMM DAMM DAMM 🤯😱🥵🫨😮‍💨

vielleicht liegts ja nur an den fantasy büchern, die ICH so gelesen habe, aber ich finds einfach nicht soo attraktiv, wenn der mann die protagonistin mobbt (cruel prince) oder wenn er der kolonisator ist, der das ganze volk der protagonistin ermodet (hurricane wars). DAHER war dieses buch absolut entzückend mit raihn als männlicher protagonist - rücksichtsvoll, aufmerksam, einfach ein lieber!!

ich HASSE ihn aber grade am ende von buch 1; er merkt gefühlt nicht mal WIE schlimm und unverzeihlich sein handeln ist😩😤🤬🔪🔪

die romance war SLOW BURN und es war das beste, was dieser story hätte passieren können. no joke, der plot und der slow burn waren einfach so gut, dass ich sogar überrascht war, als der spice losging. ganz anderes gefühl als wenn man nervös darauf wartet. 

SIDENOTE: mische ist mein ganzes leben, ich liebe sie so sehr, ich will mit ihr zusammen ziehen und mein leben für sie geben. SO EIN SONNENSCHEIN!! leider bisher viel zu wenig aktiv im plot mit dabei ☹️.
SIDESIDENOTE: sprecherin von audible hat eine atemberaubende performance hingelegt! bisher vielleicht sogar das beste hörbuch, das ich jemals gehört habe 👀

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Genocide, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent and War

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, and Slavery

blacksphinx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

On one hand, this is the first time when reading a fantasy romance that I've actually cheered the main couple on. The other hand is that an author who cannot write an action scene has chosen to write a five-phase combat tournament and it is grating. (I am side-eyeing every named editor who didn't catch the glaring continuity error in the first chapter.) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Self harm, Slavery, Vomit, and War

fluffy_comet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

It just fell flat at the end.

The forced marriage plot

was deeply frustrating, and the fact that all these two has to do was COMMUNICATE THE BAREST AMOUNT to avoid

another deadly war

was kind of infuriating at the end. The writer's grammar leaves much to be desired and I swear to God if she does the triplicate thing over (and over and over) in the next book I *will* DNF it. Loopholes and editing problems abound: you're telling me a 20 year old living in vampire territory isn't worried about her period? Also certain sentences/descriptions are repeated in the book in difficult situations, ie: he pissed himself, bleeding is bad, etc. 

Enjoyable read though, but it was very much a "kinda want to see what happens" vibe that drew me to ordering the next book, not a "I need to know what happens NOW".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking