Reviews tagging 'Death'

Mother of Death and Dawn by Carissa Broadbent

23 reviews

theresamothinmyroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Death, Dysphoria, Grief, Trafficking, Child abuse, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Suicide, Genocide, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, and Death

jcrawford31's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

A cat & mouse war book, different than the rest. I want more of Aefe & Caduan! Also why do we have to hear about "children dying" every 10 pages. We get it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Death, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Islamophobia, Gore, War, and Child death

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Cursing

vixairy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, War, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, Death, and Child death

Minor: Pregnancy and Fire/Fire injury

bookrecsplease's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Genocide, Grief, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, and Trafficking

Minor: Sexual violence and Adult/minor relationship

sambam13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Torture

elntastic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Slavery, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

zydecovivo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-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

4.5

Compared to the first two books in the series, this one was much harder to get through, both physically and emotionally. However, that doesn’t make the stories or journey any less interesting. It is everything I ever wanted from Tisaanah and Max, even if the journey was long and brutal. I feel like this series puts ills of the world, like slavery, war, colonization, etc. and puts it in a context that shows it in multiple aspects. And I love seeing the main characters learning about themselves as they navigate these issues. The world feels so full and alive. I’m kind of sad to leave it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Grief, War, Slavery, Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, Gore, Murder, Colonisation, Death of parent, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Animal death, Child death, Alcohol, and Vomit

Minor: Trafficking

moanareads's review

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Death, Genocide, and War

Moderate: Murder, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Torture

tinifuji's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Torture, and War

Moderate: Sexual content and Slavery

oreosandcreme's review

dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Audiobook: 4
Story: 3

Cons: 
Magic system / war conflicts are a little too complicated and not fleshed out.

With multiple wars, freeing Max/fixing his memory, Aeffe's trauma, there is no need for another plot point regarding magical items to find and use.

There's just too much going on, so it's hard to get fully invested in the stakes and understand what is happening to these characters and their respective countries. (Ie Nura wasn't entirely necessary for this story. I don't think her presence added much) 

Pros
The characters are still just so stinkin loveable though. I can't help but root for them and empathize with each of their respective POVs, even though they're actively against each other. Aeffe especially is a great character. Whiny, insecure, and overly reactive, her POV can get annoying, but she makes sense - her emotions, her reactions, her insecurities all contribute to a character you can't help rooting for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, and War