Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Lives of Saints by Leigh Bardugo

7 reviews

nils_0's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, War, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Torture, Abandonment, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Violence, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

theespressoedition's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

I struggle with rating or reviewing books like this because it's filled with so many stories that each one could receive its very own rating and review. It's precisely how I felt with The Language of Thorns as well!

However, I will say that I enjoyed this very much. Learning about all of the saints gave me such an in-depth look at the Grishaverse. It helped me understand so many of the references in the Shadow and Bone series, especially.

I listened to the audiobook and absolutely loved every minute of it. Ben Barnes narration was phenomenal as always. It will be a book I listen to again and again over the years, I just know it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, and Torture

therobinjoyce's review

dark informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

A gorgeous little book full of Grishaverse lore and so many tales about their saints. Very beautiful little read

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Abandonment, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Murder, and Misogyny

anniereads221's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Animal death, Child death, War, Violence, and Murder

talasterism's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Animal death, Abandonment, Torture, and Blood

thedambookshelf's review

emotional informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Violence

elliekg's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Suicide and Religious bigotry