Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman

8 reviews

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.

eh1736's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

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

racheleanne06's review

adventurous 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

4.0

These aren’t your typical unicorns, they come with sharp teeth and attitudes to match. A glorious mash up of Harry Potter and Scorpio Races (but make it MG) with elemental magic and fierce competition. 

It’s a book full of inspiring friendships and self-love and it’s packed with adventure and great twists too. 

I am not the intended audience for this book, but it was a lot of fun and I know I would have been absolutely obsessed with this book when I was younger.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Murder and Animal death

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

unicornrhyfedd's review

adventurous funny 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

1.0

It’s weird because it feels like an adventure that never went anywhere. It had a lot of promise but just didn’t deliver. Perhaps the super hype around it frazzled my enjoyment slightly, I’m not entirely sure. 
I might consider giving this book another go once the sequel is released, but at the moment something just didn’t quite click with me. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Genocide, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, and Grief

traceyanderson's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief and Bullying