Reviews tagging 'Death'

Qicksilver by Callie Hart

224 reviews

avie_j's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Sorta mid. Heavy emphassis of "shadow daddy", take that as you will, not my favorite thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail

jellyfists's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, War

supermormongirl's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

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There’s sudden modern language and phrases in a world without widespread indoor plumbing or the advent of vaccination, but okay?? I think?? I found it distracting, because… why??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt

tiredtori's review against another edition

2.5

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide, Gore, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol

mari1532's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I'm not sure how I was lucky enough to get the audiobook copy of this on Libby at my library given its popularity. I went into this with no background and I had such an enjoyable time. It wasn't necessarily read that had me on the edge of my seat, but I was engrossed the entire time. Hart's writing was witty and entertaining. All of the characters felt well-rounded and cohesive within the larger arc of the story.

I will say that in terms of the plot, it did feel a bit slow and then fast and then slow again throughout. I understand that Saeris is supposed to learn throughout the book, but there were truly points where I thought to myself "Oh this part is still happening". It did have an entertaining conclusion, but there was a bit too much foreshadowing for the results to be surprising. 

I did love the interactions between Saeris and Kingfisher. The progression of their relationship and their banter kept me entertained throughout the book and I was invested in the outcome. I think that Hart did an excellent job building the tension between them. I did think that the attempt at an alternate love interest throughout the story felt a little forced, particularly given that interest was already excluded by Saeris before even meeting Kingfisher. Thus, the tension between them on that front didn't feel as authentic as the tension created by their deal.

Overall this was a fun read and I'm looking forward to reading the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

natreadthat's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

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Quicksilver wasn’t really on my radar, but I’m glad it got there. 

Saeris is the best thief in the district. When she happens to steal gold from a Queen’s guard, she knows her life is about to change—just not quite how expects it to. 

Yall know I love a good fantasy and Quicksilver definitely delivers. The world building started off a bit heavy, but it sets up the story for sooo much. The balance between plot and romance was done well; I actually found myself wanting to read slower so it wouldn’t end so soon. I appreciated that Saeris wasn’t completely worthless and Kingfisher, the MMC, wasn’t just a hot piece of meat (lol). Guess I have a thing for developed characters. 🤣

Anyway, the vibes were there. The storyline was there. Comedic relief, logically progressive plot, intriguing side characters? Yep, yep, yep. I’m here for it and I’m here for the next one. I’m eager to see how that ending will work out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, War

carotaro's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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walmart lorcan/rhys hybrid but he better than rhys in every way possible somehow. could have been 200 pages shorter with a better editor. unique world building and magic system, fun spin on fated mates.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment

cs_howell's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-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

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Unique magic system. Has a little bit of everything and was hooked from the start. The tandem read for the audiobook was wonderful and glad I listened instead of physical reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood

Minor: Confinement, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder

taryn_g's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny mysterious tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Infertility, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation

kas10mcelroy's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

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Great depth of characters. There was so much in one book, but everything was easy to follow and stayed interesting. Beautiful chemistry between characters and a great premise altogether. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Fire/Fire injury