Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

106 reviews

aliceloyallaleon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Animal death, War, Violence, Torture, Sexism, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death, and Confinement

anielabooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Honestly, I really liked this book. I finished it in about 5 days, and I’m very excited to start the next one. Definitely a book that got a lot of gasps from me towards the end. The world it is set in seems so interesting that I already see myself falling in love with it. Although I was a little late to reading this series, I don’t doubt that it will live up to the hype.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Animal death, War, and Death

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Slavery

Minor: Abandonment, Confinement, Rape, Grief, Excrement, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Death of parent

saucywench813's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful tense fast-paced

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

1.0

There were so many parts of this book that I wanted to enjoy, but couldn't because of such poor execution. I don't know how this ever got published. It seems like it should've gone through 3-4 more drafts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming and Sexual content

Minor: Death, War, and Death of parent

lujisa's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death of parent

aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Genocide, Murder, Toxic relationship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Classism, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent

fa1ry_222's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring 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

4.5

love this book!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

thesecretsapphic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, War, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, and Rape

jupitermond's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal death, and Death

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual assault

saradasarkar's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Violence

Moderate: War and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Abandonment, Confinement, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

forthe_girlwhowaited's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent