Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten

88 reviews

bookwormamy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Murder, Death of parent, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Kidnapping, Confinement, and Sexual content

sabrinz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.25

This story is a re-teilling of Red Riding Hood. However, it is different enough and includes some hints of other fairy tales to stand on its own without leaning too much into Red Riding Hood. 
At the beginning, the story is slightly complicated to follow, as you have the "Bond" with the Wilderwood from the past and in the present, the meaning and full story has been lost and re-told so many times that only parts of it remain true. As the book continues you get to piece together what really happend and what's going on. While some twists are more predictable than others, I did enjoy this story and its characters.
And I am definitely hooked for book 2. I want to know ALL about the Five Kings and the Shadowlands.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Blood, War, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent and Suicide attempt

schnaucl's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

Despite the main character's nickname being Red and Eammon's being Wolf, at times it reminded me more of a retelling of Beauty and the Beast than Little Red Riding Hood.  I liked the characters and the world, although it times it was repetitive. 

I do wonder about the kingdom though since Neve never seemed particularly concerned with actually ruling it or the welfare of her subjects.  I get that she's worried about her sister and not in her right mind, but it makes me less sympathetic to her.  Of course, we don't really see much of the subjects in the kingdom so probably we're not supposed to care about that.

I'm not really sure how I feel about Eammon and Red becoming gods in the end and I'm not sure I want to spend a bunch of time with Neve and the Kings in the next book

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Self harm, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

yagoar's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death of parent

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A new favourite! I wasn’t sure at first, but then I got to know the characters & their world more and I fell in love. A retelling of Little Red Riding Hood meets Eldritch Horrors made for an epic fantasy that can interest anyone.

Bonus perk: Red doesn’t get pregnant!

I can’t wait for “For the Throne!” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and Cursing

Minor: Death and Death of parent

briely's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Body horror

Minor: Murder

aishablue's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Self harm, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

cjxx26's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Sexual content

Minor: Kidnapping

imds's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Abandonment, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

murphy___'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Self harm, and Violence