Reviews tagging 'Grief'

A Venom Dark And Sweet by Judy I. Lin

16 reviews

serendipity421's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Grief, Blood, Torture, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol

kirstenf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

Minor: War, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

amschelly153's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.25

Really lovely and beautiful series. A fun YA read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Grief, Gore, Classism, Violence, and Death

vixenreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.25

The last third of the book saved it from transforming into another typical YA troupe, especially with its use of folklore. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Torture, Murder, Genocide, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Grief, Body horror, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol, War, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical content, Child abuse, and Classism

Minor: Cursing

Be aware that there are graphic moments of possession, trading human lives for power, chronic pain, broken limbs, and parasites being removed from body parts.

alrightlauryn's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.5

Whilst this book is the second in the duo, it became slightly repetitive when following the storyline. I believe the villain of the book was one of the obvious choices apart from the love interest. However, the redeeming qualities of the book still follow its unique take on an interesting subject matter and its growth. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, War, Death of parent, and Blood

Minor: Grief

nillech's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

2.25

Sluggish. An underwhelming conclusion to what should have been a fascinating experience.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death, and Grief

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

I liked this one more than the 1st in the duology (I read the 1st one a year ago and don't remember too much of it to be fair tho).  I think it was a good ending to the story/world. I loved all the magic. I was a little disappointed by the twist but not because it was a bad twist but because the resolution was a bit quick after a semi-slow build up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Death

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol

lizgriffinwords's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.25

While the writing is lovely and the tea-based magic system is so clever, I did not enjoy this duology sequel as much as book 1. The plot involves a lot of running around the kingdom and gathering relics (felt like a video game quest, honestly) and Kang’s POV didn’t add much.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, and Violence

allisonbrooke's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Terminal illness, Violence, and War

pikitat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

It was alright. I didn't enjoy it quite as much as the first book and the conclusion of the story felt a little rushed and anticlimactic to me. It wasn't a very satisfying end to the story. Although,

I thought the part where Lady An pulled the centipede from Ning's arm was an amazing reveal. I enjoyed the Bamboo Forest, too.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Violence, and Death