Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Lord of Eternal Night by Ben Alderson

18 reviews

sabinehunter'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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

lh_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent

reyreads07's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-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

4.5

Dark, mysterious queer slow-burn romance. Addresses generational trauma and is definitely steamy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Abandonment

ladylaurenexplorer's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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? No

3.75

So I realised this story is a retelling of Beauty in the Beast. The only difference being instead of a beast, he’s a vampire and its achillean or a m/m story. I can honestly say that at first I wasn’t really into it once I realise it was a retelling. But as I continue reading I then found myself more engaged in the characters especially Marius. If the next book has the same couple then I will definitely read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Death of parent

troll_for_initiative's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Sexual content

bloodyvalentine's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

I liked everything about this Book. Except for the last one and a half chapters.

In the second to last chapter, I had a „really? This is how it ends? I didn’t expect that and I love that!“ moment. Then it goes on to turn around and make me go „oh yeah here it is, this is what I figured would happen“. Which dampened the amount of joy I had while reading. Additionally: The way the characters acted in the last chapter felt very out of place to me.

But honestly? I’m kind of whining about my own high standards and things that I would’ve preferred a little different Plot-wise. Someone else will surely love this ending  just the way it is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Sexual content, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

Minor: Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

louisa_pennyfeather2021's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

*spoilers*

Oh. My. God.

This was my first read of 2022 and I was not disappointed. I was prepared for the mlm spin of Beauty and the Beast. I was NOT prepared for the Vampire origin story??? I can't even begin to explain how much i absolutely adore this take on vampirism.

And the prospect of Marius, Jak, and Katharine developing a family dynamic??? That's how I perceived it and I give it a 10/10.

Also... "My Jak"... That sends me into orbit.

I absolutely adore this book, I'm excited for the future of this book universe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

doggipet'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
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence