Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett

4 reviews

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.25

This was a good ending for the entire series. I really liked how the whole world/plot came together, it was super detailed and interesting. I wish we got more of the characters but I don't think that was the point, more about humanity/civilisation. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Child death, Medical content, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Violence, War, Murder, Slavery, and Torture

librarianmage's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Slavery and Death

Minor: Death of parent and Child death

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Slavery, Torture, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, War, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

unboxedjack's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I struggled through the tedious battle scenes and increasingly complicated explanations of the scriving tech, thinking this would end up being a three star read.

Then the last 100 pages, especially the epilogue, hit me and the book redeemed itself. Excellent rendered prose that didn’t feel melodramatic, though it certainly could’ve ended that way. Wonderful ending to a great series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Slavery