Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland

8 reviews

star_charter152's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Violence, Blood, and Death

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Vomit, Abandonment, Kidnapping, and Suicide

stories's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Themes of kindness, friendship, family (found and born)

A magical prophecy, some dragon kids stumbling through an intertribal war, plenty of adventure, violence and questing with heavy worldbuilding and vibrant characters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Bullying, Torture, and Confinement

mburnsides's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Animal death, and Confinement

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, War, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Child abuse

ayhuz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, War, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Xenophobia, Torture, and Slavery

the_reading_fairy's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Animal death, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gore, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Kidnapping, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Sexism

wolfiegrrrl's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

The Wings of Fire series is off to a great start!

The book is prefaced with the in-depth NightWing Guide To The Dragons Of Pyrrhia, which does a good job of establishing the world-building and key players in the story, and as a big fan of maps I was happy to see the double-page spread that greeted me when I first opened the cover. The pacing of the story is also delightfully jarring at times. The prologue immediately dives into the action and lets you know that war does nothing but create a body count. No sooner than we are introduced to the prophecy does one of the leading players in the war throw a wrench in the resistance's plans by committing volatile (and graphic) murder. The blows just keep coming from there. No details spared.
 

I really like how Wings of Fire approaches its prophecy from the angle of "but what if we don't want to be part of the prophecy?" and prompts readers to question if it's ethical to essentially kidnap children and hold them hostage all in the name of "the greater good." It was a great choice to start the series from Clay's perspective to really cement in the readers' minds that striving for peaceful solutions to conflict doesn't make one weak or worthless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and War

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Torture

papernihilist's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious

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

5.0

I am absolutely in love with these characters. I read most of the book in one sitting (I’m a fast reader, but I haven’t been that enthusiastic about a book in a while) and a lot of that was because I’m already so attached to everybody. The dragonets are all so varied in the way they cope (and the way they act in general) and spend half the book arguing, but they all still care for each other. I can’t help but trust the author to use this world and these characters to tell a great story. 

I also loved seeing things through Clay’s eyes– His sense of wonder is just so endearing (not that he’s the only endearing dragonet in the series or anything). I feel like all of the characters are truly well thought out, and they feel very real to me. I cannot wait to read the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Child death

A lot of the death and violence is specifically in relation to war, and war seems to be a pretty central concept. There’s at least one detailed description of a battlefield that could be upsetting for a sensitive/young reader.