Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Abhorsen by Garth Nix

13 reviews

britreadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Death

wharj's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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? No

4.0

This was a pretty good conclusion to the trilogy, but I wish the trilogy overall felt more cohesive (instead of a standalone book and then a separate story split into two books).
But if nothing else, getting more worldbuilding with the Precincts made this worth it!
"Sabriel" is still the best of these so far, in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Body horror and Violence

Minor: Gun violence, Vomit, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

3.0

I liked it less than the former ones, but Tim curry has outdone himself here. Amazing voice changes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Vomit, War, Violence, Torture, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Death, and Animal death

Minor: Blood, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Colonisation

chris_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Genocide and Gore

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Vomit

allisonstockslager's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Xenophobia, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury

samanthalh's review

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Slavery

naomi_k's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Blood, Violence, Terminal illness, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: Gun violence, Animal death, Slavery, and Xenophobia

Minor: Medical trauma, Mental illness, and War

rriverr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

i ADORED this book so much that i rated a book for the first time on this app 😭 however the cast is. not diverse. and i’m questioning the description of the clayr as dark-skinned and blond….seems strange to me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Murder, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Death of parent, and Grief

limiwh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Child death, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

bibliocinephile's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

4.5!

While in the end a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy, the pacing left me slowed and beleaguered by philosophizing and then quickened and shooting through the end with haste almost. however all the character had very sexy resolutions and i will adore nixs style till the end of days

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Vomit