Reviews tagging 'Death'

Sabriel by Garth Nix

67 reviews

mamagina's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

Engaging dark fantasy/coming of age story with lots of magic. Fantastic, deep world-building. A quick read, but did not engage us reading it aloud. Far better with the voices in your head. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

anastasiamakes's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-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

4.0

Remember absolutely *loving* this series as a child - and don't get me wrong I still found my reread really enjoyable, but I did find the magic system felt a little loose and undefined in comparison to fantasy I've read as an adult.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death and Vomit

nexon's review against another edition

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? No

2.25

Really disappointing. The book has some interesting concepts and a really unique magic system, but the execution falls flat. The plot is lacklustre, the descriptions are often confusing and hard to envision, and the writing itself leaves much to be desired. The characters are underdeveloped and I wasn’t able to form any kind of opinions on them. The romance also felt incredibly forced and basically went from 0 to 100 in a couple pages.

I might continue the series because it was a gift, but I’m not particularly excited to do so.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Gore

avsdhpn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Gore, Slavery, Death of parent, Murder, and War

naomi_k's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery and Death of parent

naitane's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

strange's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy

hannanni41's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

limiwh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Death of parent

Moderate: Slavery, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Animal death and Vomit

wrightdobiez's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.0

this was a slightly odd jump of slow exposition into fast burning action. however this is the only thing slightly off, and it's a small price to pay for intricate, breathtaking imagery that boosts a beautiful piece of world building and fantasy. excited for the next ones :D

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gore and Violence