Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

98 reviews

happilyeverengwis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Rape, and Murder

noki's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-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? No

4.5

I personally really enjoy this book, I found the plot and the history of this world very interesting but there is alot of information that makes this book so long. It could be much short if it didn't have this but is not exactly bad thing, just makes you maybe have to take a break from reading the book to take in the information. 
So if you want something easy to read this is not the book for you.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Rape, and Kidnapping

sarah_cameron's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.75

A slow start but the characters were  interesting and well fleshed out. The last quarter was executed really well and brought my attention back to the book, excited to give the sequel a go! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

albireotales's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

Loved Lazlo. Suffered for Sarai.
Hated Minya. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

greatu's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Blood

rhguerrero's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

dariusmortee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

This book has exactly the vibe that I love in books. It’s the magical and fairy tail feel that I also found in The Night Circus and The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. It’s that wonder of the world. 
That wonder of there being more than we know and it’s what I’d wish I still could believe in. 

The writing is beautiful and although the plot is predictable, that didn’t annoy me with this one. When someone asks me again who would be the perfect book boyfriend my answer will be Lazlo Strange. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Slavery, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Rape

happylilfaerie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

I was so emotional at the ending, I was so captivated by the story and it's characters, and I want more. I'm getting my hand on the next book as fast as I can. 

The one thing that annoyed me was how some of the plot and side characters were cast aside to focus on the romance. I skimmed some of the very romantic parts like of describing them kissing and stuff because I'm just not interested in that. Still the rest of the book was so wonderfully written I couldn't give it less than 5 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Blood

rubeusbeaky's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

1.0

This is thinly veiled propaganda against sexual assault victims, NOT an adventurous, fantastical romp for teens/young adults.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Kidnapping, and Abortion

hanarama's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.75

The Good:
• Beautiful prose
• Omniscient narrator, looks into all POV
• World building unfolds gradually

The Bad:
• Romance felt a bit shallow

You Might Like This if You Like:
• Disney's Atlantis 
• Lost Kingdoms
• Fairytales 

Wow! I adored my time in Weep. Laini Taylor's prose here is very soothing—perfectly suited for the dreaminess of this story. 

The lost kingdom premise sucked me in immediately. It reminded me very much of Atlantis, which has been a comfort movie for me for awhile. 

I really enjoyed both Lazlo and Sarai as protagonists. They're both thoughtful and caring. That said, I felt that the relationship between them was very surface level. I get that this is YA, but it was almost too fairytale for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child death, Racism, and Gaslighting