Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

54 reviews

pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Loved this book! The lore is so rich and intricate, and the cast of characters is so lovable and diverse. Loved every second of being inside this universe!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Death, Child death, and Body horror

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Gore, and Classism

Minor: Racism, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Animal death, and Cursing

mabechel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Animal death

katy_bee's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

I picked this up as an easy read before tackling something more weighty and my expectations were fairly low if I'm honest. I was expecting a fairly standard YA popcorn fantasy. I surprised myself because I really enjoyed it! I got swept up in the characters and the story and read it pretty fast as I kept coming back to it. Yes there are some tropes- lots of weird and wonderful monsters, unusual names and an overpowered main character- but I liked El, Orion and their spiky interactions and the set up of the way magic worked in this universe was entertaining. I also enjoyed the other characters and friendships that emerged. There's a bit of a cliff hanger to draw you into the next book but the plot of this one does come to a satisfying end. I'll definitely read the next one in the series and if it weren't for the weighty book hovering over my shoulder for book club, I would dive straight in

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Bullying, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death

slyveimaeve's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Murder, Body horror, Bullying, Death of parent, Confinement, Classism, and Animal death

mdezetter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I really love Naomi Noviks writing and character building. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the pacing of this book. It felt like the first 75% was slow and being annoyed at the main character not understanding social constructs, then the last 25% was faster but still answered zero questions. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

dandelionlily's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Classism and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Murder, Death of parent, Violence, and Ableism

Minor: Animal death

erikagibson126's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Child death, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and War

pvid's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? No

4.0

Oftentimes the world-building interrupts/slows down the action in a way that got a bit boring after some time. But the world is interesting, if very dark and violent, and I liked how Novik explores the moral implications of the system that’s set up to deal with that violence. I liked the characters a lot, and I’m looking forward to seeing what happens in the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Death of parent, Gore, and Murder

stephaniemcuervo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy and Murder

Minor: Vomit and Animal death

koplomps's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, and Classism