Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Forging Silver into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer

6 reviews

taryn_g's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Blood, Death, Alcoholism, Animal death, Grief, Miscarriage, War, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy and Vomit

speddle'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? It's complicated

4.5

Surprising romance!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Child death, Blood, Death, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Animal death

emma_johnson_529's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Overall, I really loved all of these characters and their relationships. Especially the main one- my heart almost couldn’t take it! Those perfect sweet cinnamon rolls deserve the world! 
But: there were some places where the pacing or plot lost me. And some character moments I didn’t agree with based on the previous Cursebreakers series. 
In any case, if you liked the original trilogy, you are in for a TREAT. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Child death, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Animal death, and Miscarriage

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Vomit, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Violence

maira_h's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

4.5 brilliant stars!

Halfway through, I was prepared to give this book 3 stars. But then, things started picking up and I was at the edge of my seat.

The first half of the book felt very domestic. We were following Jax (a blacksmith) and Callyn (a baker) who were trying to make ends meet. I'll admit, I don't really care for the first half– the romance, the domesticity etc. But their desperation to earn silver to save their homes laid down the groundwork for a lot of important keypoints in the story– their inner battle of right and wrong as well as the bigger conflict in the Kingdom of Syhl Shallow and Emberfall– the anti-magic faction.

I've read Defy The Night by the same author and quite frankly, I can't comprehend how it was written by the same author. I loved the Cursebreaker Trilogy– and now this book– because of the way the bond between the characters were written. They didn't need to say anything much to each other but the hurt, betrayal and angst oozed from the pages. I love that kind of thing in a book. I can't quite understand why Defy The Night couldn't accomplish this level of emotional maturity and intelligence but then again, I might already be biased because of nostalgia.

I said that I loved the way the bond between the characters were portrayed. The conflict between Tycho and King Grey was something that started in the previous series. I'm glad that it was finally addressed in this book and becoming something vital in the plot. And that unlikely bond between Tycho and Prince Rhen, I'm living for it. Rhen is absolutely great in this book.

I wished we got at least one perspective from the old characters, either Grey or Rhen (I mostly just want to see what the hell Grey was thinking because like Rhen said, Grey never yields), but I guess we can't all have nice things.

Can't believe I have to wait for the second book now... 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Classism, Grief, and Miscarriage