Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

50 reviews

puddleshoes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Gore, Body shaming, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

marlna's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

Molt fan d’alguns aspectes. Mola que hi hagi comunicació, que no hi hagi certs elements que queden sense resoldre tot el primer llibre. S’agraeix.
M’agrada que es posi en dubte temes en relació a la monarquia, el sistema de classes, etc. És algo que a vegades es troba a faltar en certs llibres de fantasia. 
Com a “negatiu” és que per un llibre tant llarg, la trama dura 3 dies o així. És a dir, tot és molt intens. Pim pam pum.
Quedo amb ganes de llegir la continuació.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

amalyndb's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Physical abuse

_rowantree_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: War, Grief, and Death of parent

gingerbooknerd3's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death, and Stalking

icy_queen's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Suicide attempt, Violence, Kidnapping, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent and Genocide

Minor: War, Xenophobia, and Racism

scrubsandbooks'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A very well-written YA fantasy book featuring dual point of views, chosen one trope, beautiful prose, and a kick-ass protagonist. What fell short for me is the inconsistency of pacing and it felt a little too insta-love between the FMC and the love interest for me (but the latter may be more subjective). This was my very first Tahereh Mafi book and I will definitely look into more of her books!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent and War

Minor: Child death

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Misogyny, War, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Violence, Gore, Genocide, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse

sydapel's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Reading this felt like reverting back to my pre-teen Mortal Instruments obsessed self - which I mean in the best possible way. While the language tends towards overly poetic and flowery and the pace of the plot as a result feels painstaking, Mafi begins with a pretty simple dynamic between two diametrically opposed characters and slowly unfurls the intricate threads of the political around them. Very very fun if you want to take a trip down 2014 YA lane. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent and Violence

Minor: War and Kidnapping

erinsmithart's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Racism, and Death of parent