Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness

14 reviews

maddox22's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Torture, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

I enjoyed the first 2 books but could not get past the first 200 pages. Not as enjoyable as the first two in the series and a lot slower-I’ll just wait for watch the series to find out what happens.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Blood, and Sexual content

Minor: Rape

msjk427's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

I just loved this series overall. It was detailed without being overly graphic (although this one and the first one were the most graphic in comparison to other books I feel it stopped before it got bad). And it had bits of history and science woven in with the paranormal. It's just a great, immersive read! One of my favorite things is the characters (even the bad ones) leap off the page. The first book in the trilogy starts off slow, but I recommend sticking with it. The second book was my favorite. Now I'm debating whether or not to watch the TV series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Abortion, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Murder, Grief, Death, Child death, Child abuse, and Blood

Minor: Rape and Kidnapping

solinel7's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Loved this conclusion to the All Souls Trilogy. Although there were a lot of talks about alchemy and genetics that I didn't always get, I couldn't put it down. The author's way of writing is captivating 'cause even what you don't understand you're interested in learning more aboutthe charactersand the world they live in. Wouldlove to see more of this world. This is one of my favorite Trilogies/ Sagas to date. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence