Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli

68 reviews

mj_86's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content, Addiction, and Drug abuse

kaligray's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction

crazybooklady89's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

LOVED LOVED LOVED it!!! I’m so ready for the sequel! I also really appreciate that it didn’t end on a massive cliffhanger. It was a natural ending that certainly left a ton of room for book 2. I can’t wait to see where the author takes Rune,  Gideon, and Cress’s stories!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, Physical abuse, Violence, Confinement, Classism, Death, Hate crime, Murder, Toxic friendship, Addiction, and Toxic relationship

soniajoy98's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Torture, Death, Gun violence, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Murder, and Self harm

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Classism, and Police brutality

Minor: Body horror, Toxic friendship, and Emotional abuse

mdal26's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Torture, Blood, Child death, Gore, Self harm, Addiction, Drug abuse, War, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

kenzzisaurus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Love love loved this book! Talk about the ultimate enemies to lovers! This book had me kicking and screaming. Can’t wait to see where this goes! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

nerdybirdy101's review against another edition

4.0

“Scars signaled wealth and rank, most of all, magic.”

Thank you to NetGalley for the e-ARC.

It took me until 20-25% of the book to get into it, which was a bummer. The first quarter of the book was underwhelming, it set the scene but could have done a better job. Rune and Gideon flirting with each other and using each other to their advantage was beautiful! The slow-burn enemies-to-lover vibe of the book was done perfectly! A witch and a witch-hunter that I need to be forever together. I loved how they called each other out on the stereotypes they both had. The side characters were interesting too. The twist at the end set up the sequel decently. 

A note on the magic system in this book, you need blood. The blood is technically supposed to be ‘alive’ to be still active. If you are squeamish about blood, cutting/harming oneself, or cutting/harming others then you might not be able to handle this book. I do hope there will be more explorations of the magic system and maybe an alternative method. 

I did have a concern that this book would mirror Serpent and Dove a lot because when I first heard the synopsis there were some similarities, but the books just have the similarities that the FMC is a witch and the MMC is a witch-hunter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Child death

muongbean's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

This was my Book of the Month pick for February and I truly enjoyed this book. I was able to finish it all in one sitting. The style of writing was solid and I can’t wait for the next book to come out already. I liked the interesting magic system and liked the characters. However, this book is marketed as Teen/Young Adult and I’d say that that’s a bit of a reach. There are scenes with nudity and sex, as well as descriptions of murders, so despite the young age of the character(s) I’d hesitate to recommend this book to anyone under 18. I’m not saying I wouldn’t have read this book in high school, but there should probably be better content warnings. 

Again, I really enjoyed this book and I can’t wait for more books in the series. I will be checking out the other books by this author as well!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Blood, Gun violence, Classism, Child death, and Death of parent

Minor: Death, Sexual assault, and Drug abuse

larajoye's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

This book will be the top selling fantasy of 2024. Absolutely captivating from the first chapter. Heart pounding, enemies to lovers, forbidden love, forbidden magic, best friend’s brother. All the best Tropes. The end is gut wrenching and shattered me. The next book can’t come out fast enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Genocide

Minor: Drug abuse and Alcoholism

ceredonia's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Torture, and Alcoholism