Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

117 reviews

sydapel's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad

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

4.25

My friends have such good taste in books! Listened to almost completely during a drive to and from Reno, this snatched my attention right from the beginning and didn't let go. Two things really work well in this for me. Firstly, while YA characters can often feel really one dimensional and unrealistic, all the characters in this feel like actual teenagers - flawed in their decision making, easily swayed by emotions and prone to snap judgements that have consequences later on. Secondly, the action in this never fails to underline both the collateral damage of life and how all of the violence the characters encounter is a direct byproduct of the oppressive regime they live under. Very excited to continue with this series, especially given the exciting conclusion! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Animal death and Sexual harassment

clarabooksit's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Racism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Slavery

sarina_goh's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Rape

filosophicfoton's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Torture, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide

zoeseiler's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder

danie_faye's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

A bit challenging for me. Each time I picked up the book, it resulted in a headache. I’ll try again in a few months.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide and Murder

carpechristi's review against another edition

As a Black woman, I wanted to read only Black authors during Black History Month. While this book is incredibly well written, and the world already seems so lush and beautiful, I was not ready for the slavery, colorism, racism, child abuse and sexual assault. I read enough of these kinds of stories growing up and thought this was going to be a little bit more joyful. I understand that setting the tone is probably important for showing off just how victorious the characters are going to be in the end, but I just wasn’t ready to encounter all of those triggers within the first two chapters. I own a physical copy and will revisit it again someday. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Trafficking, Murder, and War

Moderate: Sexual violence

stephaniealysse's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Hate crime, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Fire/Fire injury

celestial_bookdragon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, and Slavery