Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Mother of Death and Dawn by Carissa Broadbent

4 reviews

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

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

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

aklovekorn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Confinement, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Body horror, Classism, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Cursing, Gore, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Vomit, War, Death, Dysphoria, and Fire/Fire injury