Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

47 reviews

ava_ba's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

This book was outstanding I simply don’t care what anyone has to say, Katsa and Po were everything and Bitterblue deserves the planet

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Body horror, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Murder

frankieclc's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Child abuse

Minor: Pedophilia and Vomit

alexandrabelze's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.25

i absolutely loved the pacing of this book. everything flowed perfectly together and i was never left feeling like things were moving too quickly or like we had hit a wall. cashore’s writing style is so unique, but i came to love it while reading. it fits katsa’s character so well! katsa and po’s relationship had me HOOKED mawma. i was also living for katsa and bitterblue’s (<3<3) relationship. so excited to read the rest of the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Confinement and Emotional abuse

Minor: Kidnapping, Torture, and Sexual content

talasterism's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

read this for winnow who learned abt sexism and uuf boy the beginning was so hard tk getinto but i loveeed the worldhuilding of graced and SURPRSINGLY good heterosexual romance bc po is so emotionally open wth!! the plot ran very smoothly and i loved the end too. its too heavy on sexism and pedophilia for me tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Death

Minor: Sexual content and Emotional abuse

imds's review

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Torture, Vomit, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Death, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Stalking, Violence, Animal death, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Child death

delvainy's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.25

This used to be one of my absolute favorite books growing up. I was putting off rereading it for a little while because I only own one book in the series (Fire), and I knew that after I read them I’d want to own all of them. When this was featured in a dream of mine, though, I finally bit the bullet, and it was as good as I remembered. The drama of it all! I don’t know that I would be shocked by the plot twists if I read it for the first time as an adult, but I don’t have to be surprised to appreciate the storytelling. It felt like a bit of a homecoming to reread this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

jinglesmell1337's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0

Just lovely. An adventure fantasy I  am glad I had the pleasure of getting lost in. Katsa is quite the character to follow, and her narrative voice is definitely distinct. I was concerned at the beginning that her character might sum up entirely to “ not like other girls” but that got lost quickly, and what then seemed like “YA main character syndrome” evolved into a unique and enjoyable person to follow. She’s brash, adventurous, determined, and brave, but still charmingly flawed in being adorably oblivious, impulsive and no-nonsense. 

Po and Bitterblue were also so much fun to follow and see grow, and I have to say the best character development must go to Bitterblue, as it seems we watched a helpless little girl grow into a mature, capable young queen, in just 200 pages. Her relationship with Katsa had to be my favorite. Their bond and mutual respect is exactly what both of their characters needed. 

I will say the world building is not the highlight of this book. It is effective in simplicity, and doesn’t need to be any more or less to give an immersive backdrop. 

Overall this is super fun as a fantasy adventure! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Animal death, Violence, and Child abuse

lubotomy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Murder, and Death of parent

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Torture

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, Sexual assault, Suicide, Pedophilia, Sexual content, War, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Incest, and Grief

Animal attack. Near drowning.

emilylovesgoodbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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: Violence, Animal death, and Death