3.9k reviews for:

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

Katherine Arden

4.1 AVERAGE

amz_90's review against another edition

2.0

dark emotional sad

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Not my usual style. Took ages to get into in. I really enjoyed the last 1/4 but apart from that i found myself not wanting to pick it up. It didn’t grab me. 

mpalasik's review against another edition

4.75

emotional informative tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

zo_vell's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Liked but didn’t love! I’ve read quite a few WW2 books, but not so many WW1 books so it was fascinating and heartbreaking to delve into such a brutal, muddy environment. 
I truly adore Katherine Arden’s ability to heighten reality to just dip her toe into magical realism. What a bloody piece of business. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

corkykat's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gemmalise's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

hwarriorxx's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gambo's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

necrabelle's review against another edition

2.75

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

rachel_br's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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: Complicated

lous_world's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No