Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

157 reviews

furreverreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

So good! 
Chilling, exciting, atmospheric. A perfect mix of frustrating characters, and lovable characters; villains and heroes.
Arden wrote it beautifully, incorporating the Russian language and traditions well I think. I was not ready for it to end, but do think she ended it well. 
Ugh! So far definitely the best book I’ve finished in 2024. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, and Death

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gore, and Animal death

mangela_28's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.25

The Bear and the Nightingale is beautifully written and portrays the nuance of family, fear, and faith. Each character is unique and pertinent to the story. I look forward to the next book in the series so I can catch up with some characters who moved away too soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Sexism and Gaslighting

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

4.5

Sometimes too descriptive but this was mostly only in the beginning to set the background, introduce everyone, etc. That made it hard to get into the story but finally around 65 pages I was intrigued!

Who is this stranger? What does he want with Vasya? I was hooked and didn’t want to put the book down! I loved the folklore and “spirits” throughout the story. It was very atmospheric and tense! The characters were confusing at first and it would’ve helped to have a guide to everyone’s names and their nicknames to keep track. I got used to it after awhile luckily!

Overall an exciting and interesting tale 😍 I can’t wait to continue the series and see what happens with the characters! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, Grief, Gore, Animal death, and Religious bigotry

megan_pristineprose's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This is very dark. Not as whimsical as I had hoped.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Misogyny, Death, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Gore and Physical abuse

Minor: Murder, Child death, and Infidelity

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Misogyny

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

colorcrystals's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Blood, and Animal death

Minor: Animal cruelty and Fire/Fire injury

bookycnidaria's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexism, Violence, Mental illness, and Rape

alwaysaworldaway's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

4.5

Solovey🥺 that is all

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

mary_stormageddon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

4.75

I really, really enjoyed this book! What a gorgeous tale! I can't wait to read book 2!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, and Animal death

amjone12's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

Moderate: Death and Death of parent