Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Zatvorska vidarica by Lynette Noni

87 reviews

one_more_chapter96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Considering I know mostly read NA fantasy, this was the first YA fantasy I’ve read in months that I’ve devoured and absolutely loved. Challenging and really realistic themes from real history at times in the book reminiscent of WW2 labour camps. But over and above that, the characters and their personalities, the world building and the twists & turns were fantastic! I half predicted things but not in the way I thought, so I am super excited for the 2nd book!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Torture, Violence, and War

Minor: Addiction

dontwanthvn's review against another edition

emotional tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

emilylovesgoodbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Physical abuse, and Torture

Minor: Self harm and Sexual assault

marsh_mall0w's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Confinement, Self harm, and Medical content

zozo_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

laurenevlyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I loved this book! Read in one night. Only downside was that the (absurd amount of) plot twists felt a bit rushed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, and Drug use

charlottea295's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Child death, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and War

taryn_g's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Police brutality, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

ashlislibrary's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

stories's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

Wow. Eminently readable, with a lush and wondrous (dark) world (being set inside a prison and all). A steady string of well integrated twists and turns, culminating with an absolute jaw dropper on the final pages. There to shed half the book, minimum, in new light. 

This is a book that will give again on the reread, for sure. 

A first in series that confidently stands alone while also leaves you scrambling for the sequel. 

Superb use of textual format and some stunning lines, not to mention a real array of characters, including explicit canonical wlw and amputee. 

Could barely put this book down, and even this scattershot review is after a solid 1( minutes of awestruck space staring upon finishing. 10/10 recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit, Police brutality, and Abortion

Deathly trials of air, fire, water and earth undertaken by protagonist narrator.