Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Cress by Marissa Meyer

31 reviews

carrotsxcks's review

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Violence, Trafficking, Child abuse, and Death of parent

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

A good edition to the series. I found Cress less relatable than Cinder and Scarlett but other than that the plot was amazing. It does take quite a while for the group to meet back up after they split which was annoying. However quite a few minor and some major questions are answered in this book and I can’t wait to see what happens next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Car accident, and Classism

Moderate: Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Child abuse, and Trafficking

Minor: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide

k_galloway's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Violence, War, Gaslighting, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Trafficking

woolgathering_jane's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-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

“I promise, I will not let you die without being kissed.” 

Oh, this was so good. The pacing and twists were excellent, and I had a blast while reading. Seriously, I haven't read something this entertaining in some time (I need to pick better books, I know). Six hundred pages flew by and I can't wait to get my hands on the final book. Easily the best book in the series, if only for the many laugh-out-loud moments (mainly because of Thorne).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Trafficking

Minor: Suicide, War, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Murder

summerif'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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Blood

risten's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Trafficking, Torture, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War, Xenophobia, and Gun violence

anielabooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

At first I was very unmotivated to read this book because the beginning was quite slow. However as I reached the end the action picked up and I was on the edge of my seat. I met Winter who I’ve absolutely fallen in love with already. I almost cried at times, even. I am so very excited for the next books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Torture, and War

Minor: Death, Blood, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Medical content, and Death of parent

cadybooks's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

theespressoedition's review

adventurous challenging medium-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? No

4.0

Whew, I truly forgot how great Cress is! I was over here raving about Scarlet and saying it was my favorite book in the series, but there's a chance that Cress topped that by just a smidge. 

Maybe it's the fact that nearly all of the characters in the series have been introduced at this point, maybe it's the vulnerability from some of our "tougher" characters (like Thorne and Cinder), or maybe it's just that Cress is adorably awkward and this book brings in the most emotion up til this point. I don't know what the defining factor is, but it's an excellent story.

Seeing all of the different perspectives really rounds out the story. There have been moments in the previous books where I wanted just the tiniest bit more and this book gives that to us. It's really excellent!

I can't wait to continue this fun reread of The Lunar Chronicles!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Kidnapping and Murder

Minor: Blood

honeyglows's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Violence

Moderate: Confinement and Death of parent