Reviews tagging 'Grief'

All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace

10 reviews

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

3.5

Pretty solid book. I will read the sequel but maybe not immediately. 
I thought the characters were interesting along with the world. It was a little slow in some places for me, but I enjoyed it regardless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Blood, and Death

lizzye33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Hate crime, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Body horror, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty and Fire/Fire injury

mangoseaquest's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Blood, and Grief

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

All the Stars & Teeth is a lovely read. The characters are easy to love, and the world building is beautiful. If I had to explain it to someone, I would suggest they imagine a story with a bit of Pirates of the Caribbean, the Princess Bride and a touch of Peter Pan. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Grief, Misogyny, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Torture, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Self harm

arthomas's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, War, Murder, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Violence

jojo_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Grief, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, and War

Minor: Trafficking, Cannibalism, and Confinement

thatbookishworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.25

 This was a enjoyable read, with pirates, mermaids, and magic. It fit a lot of what I’ve been looking for in a book recently, but it’s potential was knocked down quite a bit by all the ya influence it fell under. I’m going to head for the sequel with a lot less expectations this time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

eve_o's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Child death

malloryfitz's review against another edition

adventurous

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Gore, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Physical abuse

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad 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

 Adalyn Grace’s debut novel takes us into the world of Amora Montora, Princess of Visidia and soon to be Queen to the throne. But on the night of her coronation, her ceremony goes terribly wrong, forcing her to flee the island on the ship of Bastian, the sun kissed pirate, and her arranged-marriage fiancé Ferrick in toe as well, much to the bane of Amora. The three embark on a quest to stop Kaven, a man bent on learning multiple magics, in order to restore balance to the kingdom and other islands. But things are not always as they seem and as Amora and her comrades get closer to Kaven, the answers that they begin to uncover to try and unify their kingdom may be their undoing instead. The truth can only be covered up for so long. 

I loved this book! The magical elements, especially the Montora family’s magic of soul magic, where you can take a person’s life and you can read their soul as well was so fascinating to me, especially the soul-reading aspect (which I envisioned as kind of like visually x-raying someone’s soul). This world had so many things in it that I had never seen in a YA novel before, I cannot wait for the next installment of the series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, and Violence