Reviews tagging 'War'

Lute by Jennifer Thorne

16 reviews

sycaid's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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

I DNF this book!

I stopped about half-way in for one main reason.

I made the mistake of reading a review that spoiled a very important plot twist but didn't use spoiler tags at all (on this very website). BUT I do know that I would have stopped this book as soon as that plot twist showed up during my listening session because it's beyond infuriating and bad writing. I used to force myself to finish "bad" books out of guilt. But I'm too old for that nonsense anymore and refuse to put up with it.

Basically, I won't be reading reviews that have spoilers anymore, and I'll feel less bad about dropping a book because of a bad plot and/or lazy writing for now on.

The overall plot is good, and could have made for a great story. I was able to envision it as a movie in my mind while I listened to the audio-book due to the great narrator. But the main character just annoyed me to the point of me wanting to slap her, and a particular plot twist ruined the rest of the story for me. Such a shame.

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Content Warnings

Minor: War

mand_al_orian's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Car accident, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Child death, Murder, Self harm, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, and Vomit

Minor: War and Terminal illness

ayngeleastevens's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Infidelity, Body horror, War, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Car accident, Murder, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, and Grief

lizkoroskenyi's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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? N/A

2.0

This book was just so dull. I was excited for a creepy, dark story about a remote island and the mysterious ritual that happens every seven years. Instead I had to follow along for a character deep dive on a protagonist I didn't really find all that interesting. Honestly this read FAR more like woman's lit than it ever did a horror novel. Now that I think more on it, It was absolutely woman's literature with a small sprinkling of dark fantasy. More like a dash.

Honestly I hated this. 2 stars because I think it was written well and I think it could be enjoyed by an audience looking for this. But I am not that target audience and I feel very deceived by the description.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Murder, and Child death

Minor: War

batcaves's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Blood, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Alcohol, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Murder

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Car accident, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Child death, Self harm, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual content, War, Cancer, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Vomit, Infidelity, and Dementia

cheyraisin's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Child death

Minor: War

bluwuberry's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death of parent, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and War

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, and Infidelity

antimony's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

enjoyable! the atmosphere was good and i liked the characters. the pacing did feel a bit odd to me, fast at first then dragged in the middle then super fast at the end but oh the end was really good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and War

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

mirificmoxie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, Toxic relationship, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Classism, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Dementia