Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Fortuna Sworn by K.J. Sutton

11 reviews

evidoe's review

1.75

Nope not for me. I just couldn’t care about any of the characters, though I tried. 

The plot felt vague and convoluted. 

In general i tried to push through but it went from something I found boring to something i absolutely hated

Fortuna bashing that poor dragons head in was just gross and felt gratuitously cruel. I went from being annoyed/apathetic to forturna to actively hating her.

I have no plans to read anymore of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Torture

backyardroses's review

adventurous 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Violence and Animal death

spaghettii's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

A fun little fae book with tricky characters and nice little plot twists

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Blood, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Violence, Animal death, Death of parent, and Stalking

genny's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I was so skeptical about this book (I kept removing and then putting it back in my e-reader, haha) but I'm glad I decided to give it a chance! I didn't know what to expect other than a "fantasy romance", so I was surprised to discover that this was more focused on the protagonist discovering the fae court and passing a series of trials. I suspect that might be a cliché in fae stories, but this is the first one I've read, so...I liked it! It was actually pretty light on the romance since Fortuna's attention is occupied by more important things, but that worked in my favor. The concept of supernatural creatures descending from

fallen angels

was cool - I hope that's explored more in the next books. This was also way more grim and gore-y than I expected.

The death of the dragon made me teary-eyed :'(

I was waiting for an explanation about Collith's extremely sudden interest in Fortuna, but we never got one, and now I'm scared that we're supposed to just accept it 💀 That can't be it though, right? He had to have known they were soulmates or whatever beforehand...right? He didn't just pick her out of a crowd, I hope. I guess I'll find out in the next book. Also intrigued by Oliver and Laurie. I thought the latter was

an angel, not a faerie king

. My idea was cooler. :P

P.S. I despise the use of the word "mate", it sounds so yucky 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Confinement, Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Cannibalism, Gore, Slavery, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

folded_between_pages_of_books's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Cursing, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Murder, and Slavery

mypatronusisajedi's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Torture, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

jamieleergr's review

adventurous dark emotional fast-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

4.0

There are a lot of trigger warnings mentionned at the beginning of the book so it's not for everyone

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Torture

deesquared's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction

jnl00700's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-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

3.0

This was a solid start to the series. I was confused for the first half of the book and still a little confused at the end, but it was fast paced and enjoyable. I liked the diverse group of characters and how I’ve finally read a book about fae that has POC representation in its fae population. I am curious to see where the series goes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Animal death, and Murder

Minor: Violence

folkofthebook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit