Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Lives of Saints by Leigh Bardugo

23 reviews

emilywemily6's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

This was a fun read as someone who enjoys the Grishaverse and wanted more background on the world building. It’s interesting to read about different saints, both those you have seen/learned about in the novels as well as others that are new to the reader. Not necessary by any means, but a beautiful collection of short stories for the Grishaverse fan.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Abandonment, Ableism, Blood, Murder, Torture, Violence, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail

coffeestainsandinkspots's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Violence, and Death

Like stories of saints in the Christian faith, the people in these stories meet a variety of ends. Some of them graphic and violent.

nils_0's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, War, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Torture, Abandonment, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Violence, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

green_amaryllis's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and War

rory18's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Loved this! I skipped one of the Saint's stories because I knew it would trigger me, but I read the rest. There's definitely some dark subject matter in this book, but I don't think that will surprise you if you've read The Grisha Trilogy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Trafficking, Death, Blood, Child death, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Ableism, Homophobia, and Domestic abuse

casdelvo's review against another edition

dark informative fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Religious bigotry, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Suicide, and War

kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark informative inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Blood

Minor: War, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, and Self harm

peggy_racham's review against another edition

4.0

A collection of short stories.  I liked learning the history of the universe. Getting insight into the saints, the places and characters of grishaverse. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: War, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Physical abuse, Violence, Bullying, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, and Child death

writingcaia's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

Super dark and gory, and it all reads like scary tales to tell children.
Poor Saints, mostly had such misfortune.
There were some great ones, my favorite the first and last.
Also, the one about the unbreachable Crystal Palace… oh well The Crows didn’t find it so, ups.
I’m curious to see how these play out in the show, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

mikaelaandherbooks's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

3.0

The artwork in this is incredible!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: War