Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Girls of Fate and Fury by Natasha Ngan

3 reviews

nokvi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

Oh I think book 3 is my favorite out of the three. As always with my YA reads, I remember I am not the target audience and assess them from that view point and Natasha really put her pen to work. 

I question the need for dual POVs but this version really had me thinking, especially in the context of Ketai's actions  

• "What is the moral line in war?"
• "At one point in the revolution do we become our oppressors in the very attempt to uproot them?"

Ketai Hanno really brings that into focus thru Wren as we navigate the resistance side. As Wren learns that she is more than the vengeance machine her father made her

even at the end of the book letting it settle that he was even willing to let her experience being raped by the Demon king to achieve his goal

. It begs the question of it is possible for the oppressed to go too morally far in their retaliation to their oppressors?

And I'm not talking about fighting, the basis of a revolution and resistance is violence; rights and equality irl weren't won in via peaceful measures. No what is examined how much of ourselves can we morally sacrifice to obtain our goal

as seen by Ketai asking Lei to sacrifice herself and other decisions he made along the way

Lei herself also faces her own issues as she realises how skewed the ideology she was preaching in previous books do not hold weight in these circumstances. As she battles with her own trauma paired with the responsibility (and consequences) that comes with being the Moonchosen, Lei comes to terms with how much persons have sacrificed and are willing to give up in the name of her protection

heavy topics with heavy themes and I just loved every second of it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child death, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture

sammysamsam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Racism, Kidnapping, Death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Suicide, Child death, Gore, Torture, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Grief, Gaslighting, and Blood

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Self harm, Medical content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Homophobia

fantasyshelves's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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, Classism, War, Gore, Death of parent, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexism

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, and Torture

Minor: Suicide attempt, Ableism, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy