Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Lives of Saints by Leigh Bardugo

23 reviews

siglerbooknook's review against another edition

informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Bullying, Blood, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Death, and Slavery

michelles_book_nook's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

⚠️ TW: self-harm, murder ⚠️ This book is so stunning both visually and with its stories. The Lives of Saints, or Istorii Sankt'ya as it is referred to in the Grishaverse books, is a collection of tales about the saints from the Grishaverse and how they gained their sainthoods. This book is so amazing and helps you to become even more wholly immersed into the incredible fantasy world of the Grishaverse by learning of the stories mentioned so regularly throughout the books. Also, this book is fully illustrated and is just so beautiful and such a keepsake for anyone that adores the Grishaverse and its books. Overall, I cannot recommend this book highly enough and is one I will definitely read again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Murder

therobinjoyce's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

A gorgeous little book full of Grishaverse lore and so many tales about their saints. Very beautiful little read

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Abandonment, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Murder, and Misogyny

aklovekorn's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

penofpossibilities's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, and Self harm

Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, Torture, and Murder

Minor: War, Trafficking, and Terminal illness

anniereads221's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Animal death, Child death, War, Violence, and Murder

courtneyfalling's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

I really loved the illustrations, and I feel like this is a cool supplement to the Grishaverse series. But it did get me thinking a lot about the limits of Leigh Bardugo's political imagination and world-building in the Grishaverse, especially as it comes to replicating broad stereotypes of nations and nationalities, and in recreating versions of world history, political leadership, community tension, and death that set up the Grishaverse but never necessarily get unpacked/fully addressed within it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Child death

isabellew6's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Death

emily_mh's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

I don't know how else to describe this other than luscious - it felt just like reading a book of fairy tales and for that reason was very nostalgic too. The illustrations were absolutely incredible. I also loved seeing more world-building, especially of Shu Han!
NB: Content warnings may not be fully comprehensive.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Murder, and Self harm

valyn_grebe's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Blood