Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Lore by Alexandra Bracken

84 reviews

kaelielily's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

This book started out so strong, I was already thinking about wether this book would be a five or four star read for me. I loved the worldbuilding, all the different bloodlines and the old and new gods. I thought this version of New York, that combined both Mythology and modern life was a very interesting setting. I felt that the mystery and plot twists as well as the flashbacks, which resolved some of the open questions, were woven in skillfully. But sadly, for me, the ending fell very flat and brought Lore down to three stars.

This book could‘ve been even better if it answered some more of these open questions and didn‘t rush the ending. As much as I liked the fact that this was a standalone, maybe it should‘ve been longer or even a duology to exhaust its full potential.

The ending felt incredibly rushed. We had just spent so much time on world building, meeting all of these bloodlines and gods, building up to the real meaning of the poem, and then it just ends without wrapping up all of the threads.
Maybe I missed something, but I never realized what the poem really meant. Was it a way to end the Argon once and for all? The characters even said at one point, that it wouldn‘t be enough to kill Wrath because his followers would still go trough with everything. But at the end you don‘t really learn anything about what happened to the rest of his followers? The Argon still seems to exist?
Instead, now Castor and Lore are both gods and they simply pray to Zeus and he turns them back into mortals? Why would he do that, if he was the one to condemn the gods to this war in the first place?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual assault, and Torture

Moderate: Violence

_ohheyisabella_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Murder, Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexism

Minor: Cancer

lollyr's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Murder

hannah_steven's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Child death, Death, Violence, Gore, Death of parent, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Cancer, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Rape, and Grief

mpbookreviews's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, Death of parent, and Grief

gertienott's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Sexual assault, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Blood, Torture, Violence, Child death, Death, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

toriwatson'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Grief, and Gaslighting

kirstenf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Child abuse, Grief, Gore, Blood, Murder, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Physical abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Suicidal thoughts

mrt17'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Cancer, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder

Minor: Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault