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hannanni41's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: War, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
limiwh's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Gore
Moderate: Animal death and Violence
bibliocinephile's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Where Sabriel shone, Lirael gleamed. Extra length was worth every word, as another character was tracked alongside her. The imagery was stunning, and the ideas that were a combination of Clayr and Abhorsen had beauty to them. One of the few times a sequel is better than the original
Graphic: Body horror and Death
ran_sophia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death and Gore
Moderate: Grief, Genocide, and Violence
Minor: Abandonment and Bullying
martharosen's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Vomit
laylagrace's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Animal death and Death
scarlette's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Death
icarly's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
I usually save my opinions on characters until the end, but oh my god I loved Lirael so much. Sometimes, I felt like I was just reading more to get to another part that focused on Lirael. And this isn’t to say that I disliked Sam! He was a great character too but — LIRAEL <3
I’m not sure if her being Sabriel’s half-sister was supposed to be as obvious as it was (before she looked in the Dark Mirror, of course), but I had guessed it from the very beginning when she was suicidal.
Of course, that also had to do with her appearance and the fact that I was under the impression that this book was another story with Sabriel — seriously, the resemblance of the covers is uncanny! I HOPE he didn’t want it to be a big reveal because that would be rough.
At times, Nix’s writing can be a bit confusing, but that I think comes with all fantasy. One has to just allow themselves to be immersed into the world and not ask too many questions. Eventually, even if it takes a while, the world will begin to make sense. This was something I had to remind myself while reading this book because I had felt the same way while reading Sabriel.
I was a bit disappointed to find out that there wasn’t really an ending to the story in this novel. Yes, it was confirmed that Lirael is Sabriel’s half-sister, but I was upset that some of the only action scenes came in the last section of the book (and the last chapters of that section!).
Regardless, this book was really excellent and I’m so excited to read the rest of the series!
Oh - and I love Lirael a lot, but the Disreputable Dog also has a place in my heart.
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death and Genocide
Minor: War
chloej's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Gore
totallyshelfaware's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Animal death