Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson

10 reviews

callistag1's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Grief, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault and Medical content

Minor: Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Death of parent, Child death, and Child abuse

lindseyhall44's review

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

Although this wasn’t my favorite of the series, I’m gonna miss these characters and world so much. Pearson does an amazing job transporting you into the story, and I cannot wait to jump into Dance of Thieves next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, War, Alcohol, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Gore, and Child death

jana_f's review

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense 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

Graphic: Murder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Blood, Animal cruelty, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Medical content

aklovekorn's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Gore, Pregnancy, Slavery, War, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Colonisation, Death, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, and Torture

bookboyfriend's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.25

Amazing, dont read if you just want romance, its there for sure, some real raw love. But its used sparingly because this is a fantasy book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and War

Children in this book can be seen as not children in places.

the kids are used as soldiers and peice offerings, in the previous book one dies and another is cut

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Confinement, Grief, Death, Child abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Child death, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, and Sexual violence

mypatronusisajedi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Sexual content, Misogyny, Child death, Pregnancy, Murder, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Blood, Violence, Torture, and Sexual harassment

alessandrasimmons's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

a good conclusion to the trilogy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment

leedolee's review

adventurous reflective tense 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

4.0

A nice conclusion to the series. 

Although, it definitely dragged on in some parts and the ending felt rather rushed. I also couldn't help but favor certain characters over others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Grief, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Torture, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Misogyny