Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard

9 reviews

leahrosiee's review

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Homophobia and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Outing and Death

clarabooksit's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Blood

words_and_coffee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

Not a bad book, but I found it forgettable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Blood and War

konpyuta's review

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Physical abuse and Blood

f18's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Racism

Minor: Blood, Death, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

catapocalypse's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

 This is a brief, fiery whirlwind of a story about a princess trying to figure out love and how to secure freedom for herself and for her country. The kingdom is inspired by Vietnam, fending off an encroaching colonizer power. Thanh is a princess who's always been made to feel of lesser import by the Queen, but her past "stay" in imperialist Ephteria has granted her insight into their motives and workings to assist her mother with trade negotiations between the kingdoms. The meetings bring a couple things to light which have haunted Thanh since that stay: Ephterian princess Eldris seeks to reignite their youthful affair, and the fire that burned down the Ephterian palace, almost taking Thanh with it, seems to have followed her home. Neither are entirely what they seem to be.

It's difficult to say too much about a read so short without spoiling things! It's only a quick taste of a compelling world. But it has important things to say about the dynamics between imperial powers and those they work to colonize, and how even a romance between princesses is not exempt from those dynamics. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Xenophobia

Minor: Blood

wordwilderness's review

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

This was such an emotional and surprising story. I related to the main character immediately, especially her need to feel worthy of love. I loved how the story addressed abuse; I think it was a realistic portrayal of how it makes us doubt ourselves, even if the truth is right in front of us.

My only disappointment was that the story wasn't longer. While I loved the direction the story took, I think the end felt a bit rushed.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Blood, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Xenophobia

endlesswonder's review

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Blood, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

annettewolf's review

adventurous reflective fast-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

4.0

Review to come!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders