Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Republika smoka by R.F. Kuang

220 reviews

janiceinwonderland's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

i really wanted to like this one, but rin remained as unlikable as ever— maybe even moreso than the first book. like every other character reads her like a book and is just as frustrated with her, so why doesn’t the author allow her to grow??? 

i started off trying to give the book a chance, then got hooked during part 2 only to be let down by the end.

it feels like a lot of what was built up as important in the first book was easily dispensable in this one (

ex. the cike being killed off/barely playing a role unless convenient, the way rin’s altan grieving arc resolved, etc

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i really just stayed to see how this one concluded, but it just helped me learn that i don’t enjoy gratuitous descriptions of warfare and violence. i’ll probably just read a summary of the final book. i promise im not that negative, but the book really puts you in that headspace lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and War

narzibenoucdel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Self harm, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, War, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Cursing, Murder, Racism, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Chronic illness, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Torture

amalia_tealeaf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Violence

Moderate: Self harm and Child death

This book is about war and all the gore and violence that goes with it. There are some graphic descriptions but if you got through the first book, you’ll be fine with this one.

gigglesigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I should've been to bed hours ago but those last hundred pages wouldn't let me go. The political detail is impressive and the constant reconstruction of the truth has me on my tiptoes all the time, I love it so much. I spent half this book thinking "no, no, no, please, no" and the other half wishing she would just kill one of the various people I hate, and yet it was great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Racism, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Genocide, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Vomit, and War

shesreadingagain_'s review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Abortion, Sexual assault, Body horror, and Rape

nclausel25's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Addiction, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Gore, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Classism, Colonisation, Murder, Religious bigotry, Violence, War, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, and Genocide

Moderate: Vomit, Racism, Child death, Confinement, Self harm, Abortion, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pregnancy

raisinbrann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gore, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Cursing, Racism, War, Religious bigotry, Blood, Sexual violence, Self harm, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, Death, Confinement, Addiction, Colonisation, Classism, Chronic illness, Rape, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Child death, Abandonment, Torture, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Genocide, Body horror, and Abortion

lreadss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Vomit, War, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Cursing, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Child death, Drug use, Animal death, Genocide, and Death

justaddwater's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, War, Colonisation, Drug use, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Emotional abuse

ariangel's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, War, Sexual assault, Rape, Colonisation, Child death, and Gore