Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

63 reviews

garrettcz's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, Bullying, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, and Torture

persephonefoxx's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, Torture, and Death

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

chrisb913's review

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.5

This story was a lot of fun. Jinn and magic and lots of mystery. My only issue with the book was the pacing was all over the place. The author was incredibly descriptive which made for a fantastic read but kinda bogged down the plot in areas. All in all, highly recommend and looking forward to the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Child death

lesliehirgelt's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Child death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Bullying, and Murder

angela005's review

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Blood

Moderate: Grief, Genocide, and Torture

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Infidelity, War, and Forced institutionalization

laura_mcloughlin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

 

For the most part I enjoyed this book. The world building and characters are good, but the pacing was a bit off. Things got real exciting about the 60% mark, then slowed down to a crawl until right at the end. This is part 1 of a trilogy and the ending felt a bit abrupt. I do look forward to reading part 2 next month when it comes out.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Murder, Death of parent, and Violence

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Child death and Torture

ofheartsandaros's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol

mixed_emoticon's review

adventurous emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.5

TLDR Review for The Stardust Thief

4.5/5 stars

Highlights:
📚 Trilogy starter
🌌 Based on 1001 Arabian Nights
🪟 Multiple character perspectives
🧭 Adventure
✨ Magic
🔪 Betrayal
💔 Loss
♀️ Woman positive
⚔️ Moderate gore/violence
📖 Possibly better enjoyed as an Ebook (for less distracting ways to define unfamiliar words)
🥲 Sequel doesn't release until February 2024

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Gore

tanandstout13's review

adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

Wonderfully written and fast paced adventure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death