Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Fire & Blood (HBO Tie-In Edition): 300 Years Before a Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, Doug Wheatley

21 reviews

16th_revolver's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

angstifies's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense

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

4.25

proud to say i read a whole HISTORY BOOK of the TARGARYEN and their silly little dragon fights. 

i really liked it, i enjoyed some parts way more than others but overall this was a great book. the first 50% of the book was absolutely amazing, then the dance started and it was kind of a struggle for me, and the aftermath was just alright. 

don’t know if we’ll ever get a second, or even a third if needed, novel for Aegon lll — Aerys ll (very unlikely) but it does get published i’ll absolutely read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cursing, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Infertility, Slavery, Medical content, and Death of parent

anahisa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative slow-paced

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

2.5

Reads like a history book, which is the intent, and did not work for me. Slow, dull, and lacks the personal nuance I usually gravitate towards. Aside from a few moments, felt like a chore to get through. Happy HBO is taking liberties with its source material! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Child death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicide, and War

maisiegilbxrt's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism

emmytheewok's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Miscarriage

linkamarisa's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Mental illness, Transphobia, and Classism

minty_3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Mental illness, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Slavery

leedolee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

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

5.0

A long and overwhelming read! Such a vast novel with a long description of the history of the Targaryens and their rule. But I absolutely enjoy such novels and very much enjoyed learning more about the dragon family! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

blossomclouds's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Incredibly bloody, especially towards the middle, but I expected that (anybody would, right?). The in-world misogyny makes sense given the material of ASoIaF, yet it can still be hard to read at times. 

It's a gripping read that gave me a good few mental conundrums where monarchies are concerned, which is something I enjoy! I adore the world built in these books and I wasn't disappointed in how it was fleshed out here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Sexual violence and Torture

maggie_atwood's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy