Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo

40 reviews

ka_schulze's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and Grief

Minor: Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and War

readingthething's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

This is such a lovely story. I really recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death

Minor: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Death of parent

ellornaslibrary's review

adventurous emotional reflective 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: Domestic abuse and Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Self harm, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol

shaipanda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Enjoyed this and it was a good conclusion to the series :) I did enjoy the first few books in the series more personally but glad I have the whole series and finished it up 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, and Violence

yourbookishbff's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

In this installment in the Singing Hills Cycle, we explore grief, platonic love and devotion, and memory. Chih has returned to the abbey to discover their mentor has died, and that their warrior granddaughters have arrived with their mammoths (!) to claim the body. Chih and their fellow clerics learn more about memory and friendship from the neixin, and we learn more about Almost Brilliant and their lineage. This was such a moving reflection on grief, and is one of my favorites in the cycle so far. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, and Violence

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty and Domestic abuse

nekoshka's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse

ofbooksandechos's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Alcohol

Minor: Blood

escapismforlife's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I came into this newest release with some hesitation with it being the fourth in a ongoing series that I had no clue about. But this was definitely a beautiful and quick read with such through details in just ten chapters . It unveiled a lot about the magic behind a society that uses stories as a way of tradition and magic, which I enjoyed rather a lot. The fact it was so personal to the characters both human and somewhat not made it unique because it reads like a nontraditional western location thats fictional. 

That said I've heard about Nghi Vo and while definitely a newer to me author I understand the impact of her work in the reading community over that five or six years alone. She is part of a new batch of authors I can't wait to be able to consume more from when given the time and chance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment

wrenthebard's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-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? No

5.0

This is genuinely one of my very favorite series, and getting to learn more about the abbey and the neixin companions is just what I wanted. Here's to many more!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, and War