Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel

20 reviews

daralexandria's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Antisemitism, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gun violence, Grief, Hate crime, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

ashlynnreadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Murder

Minor: Genocide

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

3.0

This isn't my usual cup of tea, but for the most part, I enjoyed it. It has a different focus than other WWII novels, with much of the story happening in the forests of Poland and focused on survival. There's a sort of magical realism quality to the beginning of the story, and that kind of permeates through Yona's perspective.

The overall story didn't really go where I was expecting it to, which is always a nice surprise. It felt more like a character driven story than anything else. There are also a lot of discussions about identity and home, which is why a lot of people connect with the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Antisemitism, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual content, War, and Pregnancy

birtch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Antisemitism, Death, Genocide, Racism, Blood, Murder, Grief, and Religious bigotry

maddiet425's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Murder, Violence, Antisemitism, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and War

Moderate: Pregnancy

jmdeal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, War, Violence, and Murder

dareg's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child death, Classism, Death, Gore, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Abandonment

mheiling's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Animal death, Grief, Genocide, Death, Blood, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Stalking

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Pregnancy, Excrement, and Sexual violence

courtscruggs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Violence, Infidelity, Genocide, Kidnapping, War, Child death, Death, Racism, Murder, and Hate crime

cassalsace's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Genocide, Antisemitism, Violence, Hate crime, Gun violence, and Grief