Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

14 reviews

sadetanssija's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.75


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

ta2dlibrarian's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous challenging funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Halla has had a rough life and when her father-in-law, whom she was taking care of and living with in his house, passes away things get even worse for the young widow. Because, despite inheriting the estate, she also has to contend with his greedy relatives. Fortunately, she stumbles upon a magical artifact in the house, a sword which has trapped inside a Warrior sworn to protect the wielder. 

This slow- burn romance had all my favorite tropes in it but the plot was too long and really rough in a lot of areas. You can tell the author is world building for a series with the set-up of important side characters and the HFN ending is your other clue there will be more books. 

Do not skip the content and trigger warnings for this book because the author has dark humor regarding a few sensitive topics, like suicide. 

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

ithilien11's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

sydapel's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous funny hopeful slow-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? No

3.0

Felt a lot like reading a Dungeons and Dragons campaign in the best way. Equally parts silly, heartwarming and always surprising, plus you can't really get better than an immortal warrior who is trapped inside a sword for a bodyguard. 

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

ellierumoo's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark funny 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? No

4.75

Fantastic characters, immaculate narration, I desperately want a sequel.

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

thecolouryes's review against another edition

Go to review page

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

5.0


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

purplepenning's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.25


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

nekoshka's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous funny lighthearted slow-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

3.75


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

ollie_again's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark funny 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


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

drkappitan's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This was a delight. I cannot wait to pick up Kingfisher's other work.

Expand filter menu Content Warnings