Reviews tagging 'Death'

Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

38 reviews

purrson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this! A main character is non-binary, the story is set in a diverse, queer-friendly universe. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement and Death

Minor: Gaslighting

Toxic family members

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful 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

4.5

This book takes place five years after The Clocktaur War series and follows Halla, who can talk her way out of most of the dangerous situations that occurs, Sarkis, the grumpy sword/man, Zale, the non-binary priest/lawyer/clerk, and Brindle, the job-gnole that takes care of the ox.

I had a lot of fun reading this book and I look forward to everything else that occurs in this world.

Repetitions of "decadent south" and "respectable widow" were pervasive enough to essentially reach meme status for me in the it-is-so-bad-and-or-ridiculous-it-is-good-again way.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, War, Blood, Confinement, Death, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Violence

that_kid_with_the_sword's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

theirgracegrace's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Confinement, and Physical abuse

Minor: Xenophobia, War, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Body horror, and Incest

dania_'s review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

This was really so much fun to read. It was lighthearted and funny but without compromising the integrity of a good story. The pace slows down in the middle briefly but I didn't mind that. The romance was wonderfully written, not cheesy which is great because I needed a good romance that didn't feel like it was written for 16 year olds. The main characters are grown up and well written but not taken super seriously and got quite a few laughs out of me. I recommend this if you need something fun and not too slow to read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Pregnancy, and War

matchai's review

adventurous challenging funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt, and Death

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

zazreads's review

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

Hilarious, witty, and simply enjoyable to read. Every time I opened this book I found myself something to smile about.
 
The characters felt rather immature at first, but I very quickly came to love them. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping

kamreadsandrecs's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

 There are days when you want a book to be predictable - or at least, predictable in the sense of quality. Like: you know this is going to be good, even before you've even opened it. And that was definitely the case with this novel: I knew it was going to be good, even before I'd opened it, because it was by T. Kingfisher and it was set in the World of the White Rat. And while the story and characters were different from the Clocktaur War duology and the Saint of Steel series, it was still an incredible, feel-good read. Definitely, DEFINITELY recommend to anyone who's looking for a oneshot intro to T. Kingfisher's fantasy novels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death