Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Seven Faceless Saints by M.K. Lobb

25 reviews

lottsofplots's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Gun violence, and War

tired_cicada's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Listen I am a simple woman. You give me a sad man who is so unbelievably in love with a woman and I will fold every time.

That said, don’t go into this expecting a romance. It’s a mystery through and through. 

It did start off really slow, but picked up eventually. 

The mystery was done well. I managed to guess the killer but in a way that made me feel accomplished for figuring it out. Not in a “oh this was so predictable” kinda way.

Handles delicate situations like death, social injustice, and the ramifications of war (including but not limited to PTSD) with grace. 

This implication that Damian is on the aroace spectrum (Demi) was so nice to see!

Very good! I enjoyed it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Abandonment, Dementia, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Sexual content and Torture

chilivanilli28's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, and Gore

criticalmiss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

You are in Ombrazia, a fantasy world with Italian leaning. People are descended from saints and you are either blessed and receive the magic of your patron saint or you don’t receive magic at all and become unfavoured.
And to be unfavoured means, you don’t have a voice in the government, you get conscripted without your consent to the war and your murder doesn’t mean anything unless you a disciple of a saint. 
I enjoyed the magic system , and the characters were developed and flawed. A good mystery runs throughout. 
Told in a few 3rd person POV
TW: death, body mutilation, gun violence, poisoning, child death 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Child death, Grief, Blood, Death of parent, and Gun violence

introverted_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, War, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

linnea1801's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Roz is a stabby queen and I love her 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Death, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Dementia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism

mattiedancer's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Writing: 3.75⭐️/5 

The writing in this novel was solid, but not outstandingly strong. At times, sections fell flat and felt a bit typical, but overall it was a solidly written read.

Characters: 4⭐️/5

The characters were interesting and engaging. I enjoyed seeing the world through their eyes. Again, at times I felt Lobb leaned a bit too heavily on certain tropes.

Plot: 4.25⭐️/5 

I really enjoyed the world and how Lobb brought it to life. In turn, the plot really felt engaging and intriguing. I did really love how the fantasy elements mixed in with the murder mystery plot. 

Who Should Read This Book? 

• Fans of fantasy and mystery novels
• Those okay with a Young Adult (~15+) read
• Those looking for a quick read with an intriguing concept

Content Warnings? 

• Death of a parent, death, illness, war, sexual content, child death, violence

Post-Reading Rating:  4⭐️/5

Would have definitely picked up the second book in the series if it was out.

Final Rating: 4⭐️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death of parent, War, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Death, and Mental illness

franniereviews's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death

kirstenf's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Classism, Murder, Grief, Alcohol, War, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual content

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

4.0

This sure started with a bang! I'm definitely on board for the sequel, can't wait to see what happens.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide