Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell

10 reviews

sandysmith's review

adventurous dark emotional informative tense 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

3.5

I'm gradually adding books I've read in 2021 to give a true reflection of the books I've read since keeping records.  This was the first book I read in 2021, and is what kick started my reading journey having put reading on the back burner whilst bringing up the children, previously being an avid reader.  A story of Alfred and Ahtred. Historical fiction (Saxons). Ahtred is born in the 9th century  and orphaned at 10. Captured and adopted by a Dane and taught the viking ways. Could to Alfred King of Wessex who survives a Danish assault. The struggles between the English and the Danes, Christianity versus paganism. Marriage ties him to the saxons, so he fights against the Danes who adopted him. So very far out of my comfort zone, picked as a bookclub choice that I would never had chosen for myself but I ended up enjoying it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Rape, and War

Moderate: Blood, Slavery, and Miscarriage

erinbrenner's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, War, Colonisation, and Murder

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

tmickey's review

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Child death, Violence, War, Alcohol, Blood, Vomit, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Cursing, Excrement, Slavery, Colonisation, and Chronic illness

Minor: Infertility and Pregnancy

lahariel's review

adventurous tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Religious bigotry, Death, Violence, and Death of parent

ruthmoog's review

adventurous informative inspiring mysterious fast-paced

4.75

I've seen the TV series and it was great to jump back into the world with the book. Cornwell's writing is always gripping, though gritty and 'manly', it's enjoyable and fast paced for the number of pages too.
I have never been so tempted to shout "SHIELD WALL!!" along with a book 😎

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Animal death, Religious bigotry, War, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Confinement, Gore, Sexism, and Sexual violence

josaphina's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative inspiring fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Death of parent, and War

sheriffseraph's review

adventurous challenging dark tense 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Murder, Religious bigotry, Violence, War, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Miscarriage, and Rape

ran_sophia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative sad tense fast-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? No

2.0

The book has a well-written story, but unfortunately it didn't sit well with me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Cursing, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Misogyny

Minor: Blood, Miscarriage, and Slavery

meganpbennett's review against another edition

It's all blood, guts, gore, murder, and war, but there's no plot to keep me interested in the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, War, Gore, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, and Death of parent

oliverlang's review against another edition

challenging dark informative slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Violence