Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Sabriel by Garth Nix

58 reviews

spacerkip's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A shame I didn't discover this when I was younger - if I read this as a teenager, I think it would have become part of my personality.

The worldbuilding immediately drew me in. The magic system wasn't ever really explained, but it clearly operated on a concrete set of rules - both narratively and in-universe - that made me curious. Sabriel herself is a wonderful character, emotionally mature and yet sheltered to the world of Old Kingdom. She struck a wonderful balance between being competent and still out of her depth.

I didn't realize this was part of a series, but even though this first book can stand on its own, I'm definitely picking up the next one. I wanna know more about Old Kingdom! And Charter magic! And I definitely want to see what happens to Sabriel as she steps into her role as Abhorsen.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Animal death and Sexual content

directorpurry's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death

hlipman22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Blood

mamagina's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.0

Engaging dark fantasy/coming of age story with lots of magic. Fantastic, deep world-building. A quick read, but did not engage us reading it aloud. Far better with the voices in your head. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, War, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

anastasiamakes's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Remember absolutely *loving* this series as a child - and don't get me wrong I still found my reread really enjoyable, but I did find the magic system felt a little loose and undefined in comparison to fantasy I've read as an adult.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Vomit and Child death

avsdhpn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Slavery, and War

naomi_k's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Death of parent and Slavery

naitane's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Vomit, Sexual content, and Animal death

strange's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Body horror, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Gore

Minor: Pregnancy

hannanni41's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Child death