Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

97 reviews

lilly_anne's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Religious bigotry, Violence, and War

gayghostprince's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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: Death, War, Violence, Torture, Murder, Grief, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Death of parent, and Body horror

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

thatbookishworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

Okay, my rating has gone up hugely. Mal is better (Though I still have my mixed feelings), and I love all the other characters, no questions asked. The Darkling’s character went 📈, and the ending is something to prepare tissues for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Violence, and War

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

mustnotblink's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad 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? No

4.5

Siege and Storm ended with Alina defeated and struggling for hope; Ruin and Rising is her journey figuring out how to move forward. Things are dark in Ravka and every move the Sun Summoner’s party makes is on a razor’s edge.

People die. Some friendships are strained while others are shown to be steel and the fate of Ravka is decided. Without spoiling anything, I can say it is an intense ride! I read it in one sitting.

Bonus Points: Queer content treated like its normal where none of the known queers are buried in the end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Sexual assault, War, and Rape

maddy_sofie's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Sexual assault

helpme71's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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: Violence, Gore, Grief, and Death

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this last book in the trilogy and the series as a whole. 
I liked the pace of the story, I loved all the cool settings here and am happy that there was so much wandering around without slowing the plot down or making it boring (at least for me). I liked the characters and how they bonded and became friends. I liked the witty dialogues and the banter between them. And I actually liked the ending. 
I wouldn't say the trilogy is perfect or groundbreaking, but it warmed my heart and helped me escape reality really well. (And I can finally watch the Netflix show! :D) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, and Violence

rayne_1906's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-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? Yes

4.0

3 hours 30 minutes - This was a well-written, engaging conclusion to the series. It contained good plot-twists that seem to come out of nowhere but make sense once you think about it. The characters mostly seem realistic, although there were times where I felt some improvement could be made. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Medical content, and War

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Grief, and Gun violence

ghostofthegallows's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

A down gread from s&s but still very good. Mal is finsoy useful and has a personality!!. The plot did drag a bit. But with all said and done, a unsatisfying but logical ending, everything was tied up nicely but it will leave you a little unsatisfied. Very much enjoyed though 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, and Stalking