Reviews tagging 'Murder'

La cerchia d'oro by Naomi Novik

49 reviews

thecolouryes's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Torture, Murder, and War

athryn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

A great conclusion to a great trilogy. Maintains the same quality as the previous books, but changes things up with a view of the world outside the school. It managed to surprise me with a few swerves towards the ending. Sad to leave this world behind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief

toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

Great ending to this series and just as good as the first two!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent

blissofalife's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

Could hardly put it down! Unlike the previous two books in the series, the stakes remain per high for the entire book. It doesn’t really feel like there’s a climax so much as several climaxes as El grows and gains an understanding of the nature of the enclaves. Lots of time spent on explanations. Ties the whole series up very nicely, and doesn’t leave any loose ends. Naomi clearly did a very thorough mapping of the series before beginning!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Death

Moderate: Body horror, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

kadtide's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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: Body horror, Torture, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, and Classism

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

i am utterly disappointed.
such a shattering cliffhanger in book two, and for what?

this book has 400 pages and i kid you not, around 300 were horribly uninteresting. the whole first half of the book was useless rambling - boring, uninspiring and devastatingly dry. 

the twist and reveal and all that were fun and had potential, the delivery however was super unexciting and the wow-moment shadowed by the absolute nothingness the whole rest of the book was. great concept, such poor execution.

and don't even get me started on the ending. 
the ending was the most frustrating thing ever. like yeah, we all love a happy ending, but

just how did orion survive? and i'm not saying that out of spite or malice, i liked him as a character. i just think he seriously should've died, because that would've been the most realistic and sensible outcome.

also, watching all the conflict and problems get solved in a little godlike act 20 pages before the end made me want to claw my eyes out.

there were a couple of scenes and happenings that hooked me for a few pages, a chapter at best - for example

the little liaison thing with liesel which surprised me BIG TIME, in a good way,

but the rest was absolutely not it. 

i loved book one and two, and the author's catchy and quick writing style didn't disappoint in this one either, but the story - tragic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Child death, Drug use, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

allyareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Classism

ireadinbed's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

I felt so many fucking feelings. 

I cried like 40% of my reading time. 

No joke this is a rough one but this series speaks to me on a deep level and this book is by FAR the best. And i say that having rated thd other 2 books 5⭐️ as well. 

The character arcs. The deep messages about the radical nature of forgivness and the continuous work of a good life. The hope. 

Chefs kiss. 5 stars. Hell 6 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia

the_crooked_neighbor's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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

5.0

A great finale to a great series. I loved the book. It was a satisfying conclusion that matched the tone of the series. I could write a million words on how amazing this was without fully getting it across. Suffice it to say this is a series I will happily revisit and find new things each time. Mind the trigger warnings but I highly recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

jla's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

This book was 8 hours too long.   Everything with the trips to the enclaves,  unraveling the mystery, and saving Orion was great.  I liked the resolution of the book except for there being no karmic retribution for crimes against humanity. You can kill whoever you want basically? 

Things that should have been left out. The acid trip with Yancy, all the time spent finding entrances to enclaves and the scholomance (we get it is an illusion and a maze), the whole side story with Liesel.   None of this improved the story and made it tedious.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Murder