Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Lord of Eternal Night by Ben Alderson

16 reviews

dusksolace's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

The story had potential but the writing was lacking and felt super clunky at times. I was entertained enough to finish it but I think it really needed another couple rounds of editing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide attempt

louisa_pennyfeather2021's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

*spoilers*

Oh. My. God.

This was my first read of 2022 and I was not disappointed. I was prepared for the mlm spin of Beauty and the Beast. I was NOT prepared for the Vampire origin story??? I can't even begin to explain how much i absolutely adore this take on vampirism.

And the prospect of Marius, Jak, and Katharine developing a family dynamic??? That's how I perceived it and I give it a 10/10.

Also... "My Jak"... That sends me into orbit.

I absolutely adore this book, I'm excited for the future of this book universe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

dippyfresh's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death, Blood, Grief, and Violence

doggipet's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

ocean_the_reader's review

challenging mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This book isn't what I thought it was but it was still amazing. If all the "I was sent to kill you but fell in love" tropes are done this way, then yes please give me more!! The ending almost had me enraged but it ended up being amazing. What a great book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, and Sexual content

emilypete17's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, and Homophobia

Minor: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt