Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst

8 reviews

bree_h_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I thought this was an overall pretty cute love story between two different people, but I wouldn’t call it stand out in anyway.

I enjoyed most of the aspects of Of Fire and Stars. The relationship between Denna and Mare was cute and easy to get invested in, despite feeling a bit rushed. I thought the world building was well established early on and was interesting. I enjoyed everything I learned about the world and how it worked, and it was fairly easy to understand.

My biggest issues with the book were mostly poor foreshadowing, weird tonal inconsistencies in scenes, and some actions on the part of the characters that felt unrealistic. I didn’t find any of these particularly egregious though and they didn’t ruin my enjoyment.

Overall it’s a fairly simple fantasy romance that was easy to enjoy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Confinement, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Violence and Sexual content

kew16's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, Violence, Sexual content, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death, Misogyny, and Grief

beccaruthe's review against another edition

adventurous relaxing 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Xenophobia

nyxiee's review

medium-paced

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

0⭐️

romance? repulsive. diversity? bland. writing? mediocre. fantasy? mundane. plot? where?

all in all, the worst book i have the displeasure of reading. buttt im optimistic so ill read the sequel to it since i already have it... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: War

millow333's review

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Torture

annaluzia's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

this was very cute! not without flaws, but I don't understand the hate, tbh. it's a really enjoyable story! also, I love Denna so so much 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

kodiex's review

emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Kidnapping, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Murder

alliemikennareads's review

adventurous funny hopeful 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

5.0

“My disloyal heart quickened.”

I loved this book three years ago when I first picked it up, and I loved it more still re-reading it now. This was the first LGBTQ+ YA fiction I really read, and I now understand why it has stuck with me for so long. 

Mare continues to be one of my favorite book characters, and I quite loved Denna’s character arc as well. 

This book has every element I love in YA fantasy - great world building, a touch of magic that isn’t super difficult to understand, strong characters, and a nice paced plot. I love that there’s no homophobia in this book and several sexual orientations represented. 

I’m thrilled the sequel is out so I can jump straight to the next chapter for the two leading ladies that stole my heart and cement this book as one of my favorite fantasies (and romances, even though it’s not technically a romance book). 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Kidnapping and Violence