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Lirael by Garth Nix

14 reviews

imsoverycool's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.75

I really liked it, but

THERE WAS A CLIFFHANGER!!!

(And I haven't got the third book)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Genocide, Gore, and Child death

Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, and Abandonment

wharj's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

This is very middle-book-y. It takes a while to get going and does not have a good concluding feel.
I think having the first section set in an established location and relative safety loses some of what I liked about the first book - being in a wild land that feels like it's been dead for years was part of the atmosphere that I think really worked in the first book and you don't get that so much here. Still, I am definitely going on to book 3 and hopeful that it's great!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, and Gore

cait's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Kidnapping, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Gore, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, and War

annaavaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Animal death

bearystarry's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

Lirael still feels relatable even though I'm not 16 anymore. This is a lot darker than I remembered, and I did dnf this last year? Maybe the year before... but I'm glad I pushed through this time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Body horror, Xenophobia, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

Moderate: Trafficking, Genocide, and Slavery

Minor: Incest

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

4.75

Writing: 4.5⭐️/5 

The writing in this book is clear and decisive, carefully crafting a comprehensible display of the world. I love how Lirael is described, how her emotions are conveyed, and how real and personal every part of this story feels. I will say that the sudden switch to Sameth’s POV felt a bit jarring, and took me more than a few pages to fall into pace with.

Characters: 5⭐️/5

Oh, boy, do I love Lirael. I love how her emotional swings and angst feel both real and fully formed. I also enjoy how much attention is given to her backstory and characterization. I also love how interesting and developed the other characters in the story are, from Sameth and Ellesmere, to poor Nick and heinous Hedge.

Plot: 4.5⭐️/5 

The complexity of this plot – and how it bleeds over into the next book of the series – is incredibly well-done. While little points here and there definitely get in the way of me fully enjoying it, the overarching plot is interesting. 

World 5⭐️/5 

Okay, okay. I’m very much in love with the world of the Old Kingdom, and I think I will likely always be. I love the details of the world, I love how the Abhorsens are described and fight off the dead, and I love how both of these translate into plots and characters that are great to read.

Who Should Read This Book? 

• Fans of high-fantasy worlds
• Readers looking for a semi-young adult read that is deep and interesting
• Those who have read and liked Sabriel

Content Warnings? 

Animal death, animal cruelty, murder, death, death of parent, death of child, violence, body horror, gore, gaslighting, gun violence, injury, injury detail

Post-Reading Rating:  5⭐️/5

I do truly love this world, and Lirael is such a stunning character.

Final Rating: 4.75⭐️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Murder, Violence, Gore, Animal death, Child death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

samanthalh's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal death and Gore

Minor: Child death and Injury/Injury detail

naomi_k's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gore

Minor: Kidnapping, Slavery, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Trafficking

limiwh's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death and Violence

ran_sophia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

An amazing book that I read in one breath.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gore

Moderate: Grief, Genocide, and Violence

Minor: Abandonment and Bullying