Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher

8 reviews

marmaladereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was my least favorite in the series so far. While it was a solid adventure book much like the other Saint of Steel series, it felt like more of the same (Broken Paladin falls in love, feels guilty about it) and this book in particular felt like a filler side story as we follow Shane and Marguerite on a side adventure while Galen and Piper are investigating what killed the Saint off page. I really wished we got more movement on the main plot here, but I guess we'll see more of that in book 5.

I did enjoy the ending quite a bit here - this book was less sappy, with higher stakes, and quite a bit more world building than previous books in the series with some interesting implications leading into the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death

glowingrabbits's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Gore, Child abuse, Vomit, and Animal death

purplepenning's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Violence, Death, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Classism, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Animal death, Body horror, and Abandonment

Minor: Chronic illness, Bullying, and Child abuse

wilybooklover's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

5.0

Another fantastic instalment in this series. Shane and Marguerite were a perfect pairing of opposites  — the former honourable and gentle yet plagued with guilt, and the latter practical and flirty with absolutely no patience for guilt. I really loved how Marguerite took the reins in their relationship; it felt right for the couple and I'm never opposed to a hint of femdom.

The plot took a good while to kick in (I think it could've done with a bit of a tougher edit in the first half) but by the end it was absolutely fascinating. I cannot wait to see where the plot is going with Judith.

I really hope that Wren isn't paired up with Davith though. I hate second chance and theirs is a dynamic that I just don't enjoy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual harassment, Suicide, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

directorpurry's review

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

bookwyrmknits's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

I greatly enjoyed this installment of the Saint of Steel books. It was really nice to get to know some of the Saint's paladins we haven't seen much of before. (And I'm really looking forward to Wren's book, in whichever order that comes! But Judith, what have you done?) The side characters were really what made this book for me.

I liked both Shane and Marguerite, and thought that by the end they make a really good couple, but it took a while for me to accept them together. It wasn't really until their main on-screen sex scene 2/3 or so into the book—which was steamier than I had expected—that I was properly okay with them together.

This book had its own plot, which was wrapped up nicely by the end of the book, and I appreciated that. However, this is the middle book in a series and in many ways it feels like it. There were at least as many series plot points as book plot points, and (as you would expect) the series plot does not resolve here. I can't complain about that part; it's what you expect when you reach the presumed midpoint of a series, that there will be things that carry over.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide attempt and Animal death

CW details:

The sexual content was consensual. The suicide attempt was very brief and not due to depression but was an attempt to thwart a demon. The animal death was also due to a demon.

condls27's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? No

4.75

I love this weird little series so much. This one was a little slow for me (but that also just could be end of year reading fatigue) but it still had the same charm as the rest of the series. Can’t wait to see what happens next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Gore, and Animal death

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

The pacing was a bit off, but it generally is when there is a stark contrast between periods of travel and then periods of court politics.

The aspects of religion, godhood, demonic possession, champions, and artificers are really interesting.  I really wished that the whole World of the White Rat contained more about the White Rat, because their people are predominantly main side characters.

Since it's been mentioned that it is planned to be seven books in this series I imagine that we get one for each of the remaining paladins.  I'm looking forward to Wren, and eventually Judith, though I expect with what happened at the end of this book, she might be the focus of the end of the series.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gaslighting, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Animal death, Slavery, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Grief, Child abuse, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Vomit