Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Die Beschwörung des Lichts by V.E. Schwab

15 reviews

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

Honestly, I kept thinking that I was getting close to the end, realizing I still had several hours left, then wondering what could possibly happen next. I loved all the characters, but this book cemented Rhy as my favorite.

The deaths in this book hurt. Most of them were noble sacrifices: Hastra (my love!!), the King, and Holland. Other were innocents: Calla and Anisa Emery. I was a bit surprised how many characters Schwab did decide to kill off, and I wish it had been fewer. I also didn’t like that so many of the citizens of London died trying to fight off the fog, while those who gave into it and were subsequently put to sleep were, for the most part, fine.

 

 

I was hoping for some sort of redemption for Holland, and I got it. I’m a sucker for self-sacrifice, so I loved that, ultimately, it came down to him to defeat the shadow king, sacrificing his magic (and then his life) in the process.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Grief, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Ironicallly, my reviews for the books in the series keep going down whilst my enjoyment rises.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Child death

Moderate: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Acephobia/Arophobia, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Minor: Gore

eliicapss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Outing, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

camillou's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-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: Death, Blood, Death of parent, Violence, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

ohmygourd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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: Blood and Death

Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts