Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima

3 reviews

rchatterjee188's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Classism, and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Body horror, and Confinement

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.0

It was good and great as an audiobook. Sadly, I can’t find the second book in audio so I might have to pause in this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Death, Grief, Murder, Violence, Terminal illness, and War

alvyv's review

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted 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

4.75

Really enjoyed it. 
Characters are very likeable, my only complaint is that the timing can be confusing. It’ll say “Last night” then go on to say “three days ago” when talking about the same interaction. 
But I love the characters, and love the Native/Indigenous inspired  characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, and Misogyny