Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Song Rising by Samantha Shannon

12 reviews

dr4manrx's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Gore

luciiee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, and Death

Moderate: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

grets_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Death, Violence, Trafficking, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood and Genocide

foxonabook's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Violence, Torture, and Death

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, and Grief

Minor: Physical abuse and Slavery

oliverlang's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

wiktoria88's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Blood, and Death

rainbowshelves's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

louise_o's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense 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? Yes

5.0

Jesus christ….just….oh my lord…paige? Arcturus? The last 50 pages? What? The? Fuck?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Torture

eleanora's review

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Trafficking, and Vomit

Minor: Alcohol and Medical content

distilledreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.0

This book was shorter than the last, and while I enjoyed it, it’s also left me genuinely unsure of where this series is going to go next. Paige’s role in the revolution has definitely changed as our gaze shifts from SciLo – the alternate-universe Scion London – to a more global view. 

The conclusion still packed a punch though. Shannon’s characters are all shades of morally grey and the way they handle decisions feels realistic as they attempt to confront corruption amidst confusion. While this book remains dark, there is just enough hope and perseverance left in Paige’s bleeding heart for the future that kept me captivated and my emotions on tenterhooks. 

The Song Rising continues the precedent set by the previous books as a fast-paced, page-turner as Paige leads the syndicate and their brittle alliance with a subsect of the Rephaim. It remains primarily plot-focused, but I hold on to the hope that there will be more character exploration as our setting shifts to go alongside Paige’s (slight) character growth in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Violence, Xenophobia, and Torture