Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Lirael by Garth Nix

45 reviews

pragmatic_chaos'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Death

jj_ashwood's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

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

hijodelsol14's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

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

savvypotions's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Genocide

a_proud_bibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide attempt

chris_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

I was pretty disappointed to realize this book does not continue following Sabriel, but is about the generation after hers. I thought the plot was good, but I just didn't find the new characters particularly compelling. The pace was also much slower than the first book. I will still read the next one to find out what happens, but my eagerness has plummeted significantly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Trafficking

Minor: Deportation, Child death, and Medical content

egiannakop's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-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? Yes

5.0

I don't know what the technical definition of "high fantasy" is but this is what I think of when I hear that term, complex world building, unique lore and magic, interesting characters with multiple issues, the list goes on. This is my kind of book, I really enjoyed learning about the different kinds of magic and how Lirael learns to work them. A great follow up to Sabriel, honestly I might prefer this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts