Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

150 reviews

raptorq's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Child death

maxfelixwp's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The Bear & The Nightingale by Katherine Arden is SO GOOD especially as a dark winter/Yule read. ❄️ It's a very dark, spooky, dreamlike horror fairytale set in the deep, dark winter forests of 1300s Slavic Rus. Slavic folklore is the centerpiece (Morozko/Karachun, the god of frost/death, is a main character; a Christian priest is one of the villains) - but it's mostly about womanhood and magic and independence. I wouldn't exactly say it's a cozy Christmas read - it's a dark horror fairytale of the old school - but great for reading by the fire in the cold of winter. 🌨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Body horror, and Animal death

gabrielle_reads_a_lot's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape

sneakystorms's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

what is UP with the thick accent T0T like bruh imagine if every book where the characters are meant to be speaking a language other than english was given the same treatment...

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Blood, Violence, Animal death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

shadereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Child abuse

arcadering's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Death, and Misogyny

sunniva174's review against another edition

dark slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Religious bigotry, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexism, and Death

Minor: War

wishbea's review against another edition

I cannot force myself to read the rest of this boring story with one dimensional characters, poor pacing and jarring POV changes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Pedophilia, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual violence

whooliio's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexism

Minor: Self harm, Animal cruelty, and Rape

prunechips's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexism, Death of parent, Misogyny, Child abuse, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, and Rape

Minor: Gaslighting