Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco

9 reviews

spatterson7'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

chase0w0's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

suuuuper spicy and so much fun. i’m usually not really into graphic smut but this was well done (and lowkey hot? LOL). eagerly awaiting the sequel

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape and Grief

doahdancer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

taryn_g'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Gore, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Kidnapping, and Grief

bobaandbookstores's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

nattattack_12's review against another edition

3.75

🌶️🌶️ very spicy
It did have a good plot and the s*x scenes were adding to the plot. I just wasn’t ready for how descriptive it was as I didn’t usually read that spice level in books 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Spicy - quite descriptive scenes at times- honestly the spiciest book I’ve ever read and I wasn’t ready for it.

lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

I picked this up because of how much I enjoyed the Kingdom of the Wicked series.
"Throne of the Fallen" is the latest fantasy stand-a-lone from Kerri Maniscalco. Prince of Envy is trying to protect his court, so when he receives a cryptic note, he has no other choice but enter a deadly game. Camilla has gotten on the wrong side of a very influential enemy. She is now being blackmailed, and in an effort to not be involved in a scandal, she is forced to work with Envy. The pair go on a journey through the Underworld and are trying very hard to not fall in love.
I was really excited to pick up this book, but unfortunately, I did not enjoy it as much as I thought I would. The story ended up being way too long, and it took me a LONG time to really get into it. I loved seeing the passion and chemistry between Envy and Camilla, but the rest of the story really dragged for me.
This book does have some great world building, and I think Kerri Maniscalco has really found her place in what to write about. I was also shocked by some of the reveals at the end, which was a fun way to conclude the story.
Although slightly disappointed by this book, I will still read from Kerri Maniscalco in the future. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Rape and Slavery

graceev's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment

Blackmail

soniajoy98's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Vomit