Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

Lightlark by Alex Aster

22 reviews

3rina's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Habe >100 Seiten gebraucht um reinzukommen, das lag hauptsächlich am Schreibstil, der einiges zu Wünschen übrig gelassen hat.
Das Buch ist teils chaotisch und sprunghaft geschrieben & die angepriesene Enemies to Lovers Lovestory kaum vorhanden.

Ab ca. Seite 100 habe ich das Buch in einem Stück bis zum Ende gelesen. Sprich die Spannung war gut & ich wollte wissen wie es ausgeht, jedoch hat der Schreibstil, die an und für sich tolle Idee/Geschichte des Buches zerstört. Tolle Idee, schlechte Umsetzung.

Lese jetzt trotzdem Band 2 Nightbane, da ich es schon zuvor gekauft hatte. Bin gespannt ob es besser wird als Band 1.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Cursing and War

thequiltyreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

4.0

This book was a bit like the Hunger Games meets the fantasy world with a little less killing. Really enjoyable YA book that was a fast paced easy read. I was left trying to work out who was the traitor throught finding all had a good reason.

I listened to this as an audio book and probably my favourite narration to date. In particular I really enjoyed the voices she attributed to each character.

Ended on an annoying cliff hanger which is my main complaint.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Cannibalism, Torture, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Blood, Death, and Death of parent

allahatarmig's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Cannibalism

acbwalsh's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Murder

Minor: Cannibalism

lkristin2018's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I thought that even though Isla’s age wasn’t precisely defined, and perhaps she was legally an adult, having her love interest literally centuries older than her felt icky.  Also, the curses endured by the various kingdoms were not at all in proportion to each other.  One kingdom simply loses the ability to fly, while another one must regularly eat human hearts in order to survive, and will die if they fall in love.  I find it almost impossible to imagine a society where people exist on eating human hearts.  Even if a person only eats one a month, it means twelve other people have to die every single year of that person’s life.  It just doesn’t feel sustainable.  Yes, it’s fiction, but I can’t suspend my disbelief quite that far.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Blood and Alcohol

6 ritual suicides described as self sacrifice and a separate suicide with specific method are mentioned in the book

spatterson7's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Alcohol, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, and Death of parent

izzyreadswhilequilting's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Death

Minor: Cannibalism, Torture, Violence, and Sexual content

esterslibrary's review

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Violence, Murder, Cannibalism, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

scribesquadrant_sierra's review

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

 Overall Rating: (2.5/5 stars)

Spice Rating: (0.25/5 peppers)

Summary: Every 100 years Lightlark, an island that hosts a deadly game, appears for the rules of the six realms to compete in a deadly game to free the mysterious curses that have plagued their land. Isla, the Wildling ruler, is unlike the rest of the realm rulers. She doesn’t have magic to offer…or to protect her. This book follows her journey filled with curses, magic, books, and romance.

What I loved:

-Not much. This book was difficult to read.

What I hated:

-Isla, the FMC. She is one of the most unintelligent FMC I’ve ever read.

-The story. The game rules are confusing in some cases and repetitive in others. Not only that, Isla keeps breaking the rules and no one seems to care at all.

-The love triangle that doesn’t work.

-The romance. It seems awkward and forced.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Cannibalism

Minor: Vomit and Fire/Fire injury

bronzel's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Death