Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft

55 reviews

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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: Xenophobia

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Death

Minor: Gaslighting, Child death, and Death of parent

aformeracceleratedreader's review

adventurous slow-paced

3.5

This book reminded me a lot of Full Metal Alchemist, but I didn't like this as much as FMA.

the main FMA similarity outside of alchemy, is the fact that Margaret's mom wanted to bring back Margs dead brother with the philosopher stone like how Ed and Al tried bringing back their mom

. I thought this book was quite slow and I was waiting for the hunt to begin. I expected more action along with the romance that also grew. When the hunt actually started, everything went by too quick with the conflict with Jaime and the take down of the hala. I did enjoy the romance side of it since I did like Wes, Margaret, and Wes' family. And I liked how Margaret grew as a character although I'm not the biggest fan of "a dude's love is the thing that you needed to fix/save you" all the time.
I'm also not a fan of white, raised Christian people writing about marginalized people when they haven't had those experiences. I know the author is LGBT+ and probably has faced prejudice because of it, but the discrimination and oppression one experiences based on religion and race/ethnicity is quite different. I don't like white authors saying that racial and religious minorities need to take the high road to be better than their oppressors like what has been illustrated in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Violence, Xenophobia, Bullying, Child death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Alcohol, Animal death, Antisemitism, Classism, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry

relearning2read's review

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

I loved this book so much I stayed up to 3 in the morning to finish it. It made me cry, it was beautiful and sweet and I loved the dynamic between the two main characters. I can really believe they bring out the best in each other

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Child death

zoiejanelle's review

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

PHENOMENAL BOOK. the romance made my heart flutter, the plot was thrilling, the world building was just my type (surface level, well-explained, implications of deeper lore), and the characters were oh-so-relatable. this should be at the top of all YA fantasy readers’ lists! 
a few qualms: and listen, i’m not trying to get cancelled here or make any accusations… but at times i truly felt like some scenes were lifted directly out of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood or Roy Mustang/Riza Hawkeye fanfiction i’ve read. an alchemist and a sharpshooter? the sharpshooter has a mad scientist/absentee parent? the alchemist wants to become a politician? blonde and black hair (actually, their whole physical descriptions honestly)? set in the same fantasy time period? (spoilers)

the alchemist’s large family of all sisters/women? the sharpshooter’s loyal dog? the alchemist burns/destroys the dangerous research at the end? she’ll “follow him into hell”? the whole supporting him on his mission to become a politician? and so much more with the lab and the tragic incidents in the house!!!

this is one of the reasons i gave it a 4… because i was feeling very Exile by Taylor Swift about the whole thing. if not inspired by FMAB, still super, super odd how similar they are. enough that someone should have caught it in a general “books/shows/movies about alchemy” google search, to be honest. 
also i can’t give it a 5 because

i don’t think explicit sex scenes should be included in the YA category but i guess i’m the only one who thinks that. yikes.

ANYWAY i loved this book, seriously. it was so well-paced, no major plot holes, the writing was actually GOOD and tasteful, there were clear allegories to current world issues, i loved all the characters and thought they were all believable and enjoyable, and the ending was very satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Child death

neera_duke's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Reading this book was like watching a flower bloom, but the video is speedup so that every moment brings a new change and you can't afford to look away. The video so high-def you'd swear you could smell it. 

Don't usually go for fantasy, let alone a YA fantasy, but I highly recommend this book to everyone. It's long, but no event or detail is unnecessary and the author approaches the plot with an almost reverent touch. Also, the slow-burn/yearning is top notch!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Death of parent

nanacai's review

adventurous emotional tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Hate crime, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

parental neglect

her_little_library's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

I wasn't expecting to like this book nearly as much as I did. It starts pretty slow, but builds into a sweet story about family and love between people with more similarities than they realize. I really enjoyed how the romance panned out, even if it wasn't over a long period of time, and I think it's because I really loved the two main characters, Wes and Margaret. They're such flawed, relatable characters, and they're so endearing, you're rooting for them the whole time. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook as you read, the narrator really helps bring the characters and story to life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Abandonment and Death of parent

One of the big parts of this book is dealing with religious bigotry directed at the main characters

glass_carousel's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Abandonment, and Animal death

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Classism

Minor: Death of parent and Child death

megj23's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content and Blood

katievallin's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Violence, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

Minor: Child death, Colonisation, and Death of parent