Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

158 reviews

blackheart's review

adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.5

This was a good read but not quite what I was expecting. There was a lot more politics then what I was expecting. The adentures were fun. I'm not sure if I'll read the others in this series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Blood, Murder, Suicide, and Trafficking

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Murder, Gore, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Classism, Bullying, Alcohol, Violence, Death, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Slavery, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Confinement, and Blood

Moderate: Infertility, Cursing, Child death, Miscarriage, Abandonment, and Body shaming

Minor: Pregnancy, Homophobia, and Incest

inquesoitrust's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

zeloco's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Murder, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Physical abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Death, and Blood

princessrory's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death, Murder, Violence, Bullying, Alcoholism, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Suicide, Drug use, Slavery, Grief, Infidelity, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Miscarriage, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, and Excrement

vale_reading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Kidnapping and Suicide

Minor: War and Torture

culzean's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Murder, Classism, Grief, Death, Toxic relationship, Bullying, War, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Suicide, Blood, and Violence

danyclarice's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I did enjoy this book. However, it wasn’t ground-breaking or astonishing as I was lead to believe on social media. I understand completely why people fell in love with this book. But for me, I didn’t feel a deep connection with the characters and the book stayed fairly static and slow until the last 50 pages where things got JUICY. 

I LOVED the focus on politics and themes of political intrigue and revenge. The coronation scene reminded me of a certain excerpt from Game of Thrones and gave me chills! Romance exists in this book as a subplot and Jude comes across as a strong, female lead to do what is right to ensure the future of the Crown is in the right hands. 

I don’t have much more to say other than, yes, this book was good and it read well. Social media promises that Book 2 and 3 are better so I’m still willing to give this series a shot!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, and Suicide

helvars's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Bullying, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: War, Pregnancy, and Suicide

kaz_brekkerrr's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, and Drug use

Minor: Alcohol, Suicide, Cursing, Blood, Grief, Slavery, Vomit, and Kidnapping