Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Inkspell by Cornelia Funke

12 reviews

ijustreallyliketrees's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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

2.0

Oh dear. On one hand I loved the world-building, on the other the characters just didn't work for me this time around. The antagonists were suitably evil and nasty (as they should be) but even the protagonists that we're meant to be rooting for were often unlikable (did not like Dustfinger for about 98% of the whole book, Fadrid constantly being jealous of Roxane, Roxane's dislike of Fadrid). Sadly by the time I got to the big death at the end of the book I didn't care that much and was just glad that I'd finally finished it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Murder, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

kryolitee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

wtf bro😭 this book broke my heart and then ripped it completely into pieces just a few pages later😭 you better make it right again in the next book cornelia


but seriously, this book is incredible and so so much better than the first one! The first book didn’t quite catch me and it dragged a little bit, but this time I was immersed in the story and it felt like I was right there in the book with the characters, taking every step and fighting every battle with them. And now as I have finished the book it leaves me kinda empty, longing to go back again and walk side by side with all the characters I’ve grown to love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Grief, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror and Child death

Minor: Slavery and Torture

maggiegirouard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Really good, parts of it were slow but the writing is beautiful and the storyline interesting. I will be reading the final book in the trilogy at some point. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Murder, Violence, Child death, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Slavery

lizziaha's review against another edition

tense

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

These characters are so complexly flawed that I became so angry with them, a feeling that bled over into my opinion of the book, despite acknowledging that this is the outcome of extremely creative writing. I preferred the story in the ink world compared to the reverse in the first book. Mo remains my favorite character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Death

Minor: Rape and Slavery

jackiie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Death, War, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, and Misogyny

nanna_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, War, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Blood, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

tobias_fangor_isnt_cis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.0

Liked it a lot as a kid, liked it less as I got older. It’s still okay

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

cookiecat73's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and War

chattie_the_mad_chatter's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

I love the inkworld it makes me feel nostalgic and enjoyed reading this alot as a teenager. It is dark for a middle grade as there is death and threats. There us a lot of exploring the world, new characters, and how everyone fits into the picture.
But because of that it does feel slow paced for how big the book is. There are alot of moments which are tense and emotional. The climax of the story pulls all the plans together and the tension was high even on a re-read.

I enjoy Meggie etc getting to go into Inkheart world and am delighted we get to see Dustfinger in his element but I remember feeling sadder with this book then the cosier feel of the first and of the three I think it is my least favourite but I still had a great time in this world. I enjoy Rosenquartz and The Black Prince. The Piper is a great addition to the villains of the story and the magical elements like the soot made of water on fire was cool. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, War, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Death

summersnitch's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Classism, Gun violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Trafficking, and Violence