Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

55 reviews

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

An exciting scifi twist on an age old story. I couldn’t read it fast enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Gun violence and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Car accident, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

stormzx's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

12+
the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Death of parent and Emotional abuse

Minor: Blood, War, and Violence

mostlyvoidpartiallystars's review

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Death

Minor: War, Medical trauma, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

chirimoya_222's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Ableism, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood and Child abuse

Minor: War

cozylifewithabby's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

Read for a class I'm teaching next year. 
I liked the story, but I am not sure it needed to be a Cinderella retelling. Interesting concept of an android vs. cyborg vs human vs. magical being society. I know it is part of a series, but I wanted to see more of the world. Not for me, but I understand why my students enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Child death

reddeddy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Death, Ableism, Dysphoria, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Body shaming, Medical content, Child abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Blood, Child death, Gore, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Gun violence

Minor: Gore, Misogyny, Colonisation, Medical trauma, Murder, Drug use, Slavery, Torture, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Infidelity, Racism, Trafficking, and War

kinsportch's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Bullying and War

Minor: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

teri_b's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

I still think this is one of the best YA retellings I know of. It comes with wonderful representation of women being different and being knowledgeable about tech stuff and yet Cinder has such a big heart despite her less than ideal living situation with this very cruel step mother.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent

gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

I still very much enjoyed this series, even the second time around. This reread showed me that even if I knew the story I had forgotten when certain plot points happened or even key events, especially in this particular book.

This is a simple YA Sci-Fi read and knew that going in. Even if the plot or the world building is on the more simple side, I didn't mind it as this is an introduction to the series and it does explain what you need to know well without confusing you with too much at once. I know for a fact that the lore and world building continues with each book so it is not something that I am overly worried about in this book.
The characters are still as enjoyable this time around as they were the first time. Cinder's relationships between different characters and even with herself lead to some of my favourite scenes in this book, and has me on the edge of chair. This has just left me excited for the rest of the characters to meet up and all their interactions to come.

I loved finishing the month with this book. This has been a series that I've kept telling myself that I need to reread and now I have finally gotten around to it. I recommend this book and series to anyone who wants something a little different from their fairy tale retellings. This book is not a hard start to a new series or world, but it does introduce the readers to more as the series progresses so this is not all of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: War

risten's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Confinement, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War