Reviews tagging 'Death'

Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman

6 reviews

culturespy's review

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.25

Not your everyday unicorns. This story is about some serious horsemanship, just with more magic!  Good debate about what Skandar's personal responsiblities should be - to his friends/family, his personal goals, or the truth. See you in the Eyrie!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Outing

Minor: Death and Violence

dandelionsteph's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Violence, Suicide, War, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Animal death, Blood, and Gore

Minor: Abandonment, Excrement, and Genocide

Almost all the wielders of the

element of spirit

were all killed when the

element of spirit

was made illegal, although this isn't a "genocide" in the conventional sense, since they're simply people who have a natural affinity for a rare and exclusive kind of magic, and otherwise have nothing in common. As this was "off-screen", not elaborated upon, and not mentioned much, I'm counting it as minor.

thepurplepixel's review

adventurous mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Bullying, Gore, Mental illness, Abandonment, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Murder and Suicide

This book is what you get if you take Hogwarts, Team Rocket, Avatar the Last Air Bender, and zombie unicorns and blend until combined. While the first two chapters were slow, I found I couldn’t put it down after that. There are so many plot twists and such rich character development. With the promise of more to, Skandar and the Unicorn Thief has earned a permanent spot in my classroom library. This book, while featuring a character that has on-screen panic attacks, bigotry, imperfect parents, a close look at grief, and some death/injury, none of it is excessive. This book is appropriate for anyone in middle school.

apierlessbridge's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

Such an adventurous, charming, unique book for fans of Nevermoor and Harry Potter. All of the characters were so precious and the bloodthirsty unicorns were excellent. Plus, who doesn't love a magic school in the trees?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, and Bullying

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Grief

Minor: Animal death and Death

naomiysl's review

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

3.5

A strong start for a new author. Leans a bit too heavily on familiar tropes to close the story arc, but there are bloodthirsty unicorns, so I'll forgive it.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Animal death

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

anniereads221's review

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Animal death, Bullying, Blood, Animal cruelty, Murder, and Grief

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent