Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

116 reviews

jencolumb0's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

A romance with magic and mystery. It almost feels like Marske put Alexis Hall’s Spires series in a blender with India Holton’s books to result in a charming (badum bump), emotionally intelligent mystery involving well-developed characters (something that seemed to trouble Holton in her first novel; still working through the rest . . . and I digress). I am definitely looking forward to seeing how the rest of the story plays out.

Also, know that the torture elements are most prominent at the beginning and you’ll be able to follow the rest of the story easily if you skip right over it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Outing, Classism, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: Self harm and Misogyny

jem_carstairs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexism, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Torture, Death of parent, Suicide, and Kidnapping

lizzym126's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia, Death, Murder, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Blood, Grief, Outing, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

owliglot's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Death, Violence, Bullying, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Car accident and Homophobia

scherbs'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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Murder and Death

Minor: Homophobia and Death of parent

theoryfruit's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted 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

so incredibly well-written! light-hearted but not inconsequential, delicately funny without being a farce, and genuinely delightful to read. any book that discusses liminality contends for a central place in my heart, but this one takes the cake. also, historical queers combined with a really intricate and thoughtful magical system–i may never, ever shut up about this book. i'm in love with miss adelaide morrissey. now on to book two, immediately!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Death of parent

colloreda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Murder and Death

Minor: Death of parent and Xenophobia

leahb88's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

This was such a fun read and I found it pretty fast paced. I loved the world building and escaping into this book for a bit. The magic system was cool, especially Flora’s! I found it took a while to fully understand the characters but the plot device of solving a mystery was cute. Overall enjoyable read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Misogyny, Violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Death of parent and Homophobia

sohma4uesugi's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

What a gem of a book 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content

keya_caivalur's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Torture, Murder, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent