Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Will of the Many by James Islington

42 reviews

3arth2kaye's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent

jdasilva's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

It’s Stuart Little meets Divergent meets Hunger Games. I was holding my breath most of the book having no idea what was going to happen next. The world building was effective, the attention to detail, background, and side characters help build it all out. I almost took off 0.25 stars because I just want to know MORE but that’s the sign of a great book. I’ll be frozen and pondering until the next one comes out. Don’t read any spoilers or even the description, just buckle up and enjoy the ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Genocide, Death of parent, Child death, Gore, Body horror, War, Blood, Death, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Torture and Child abuse

Minor: Suicide, Physical abuse, and Grief

gaby_readsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

I loved every moment of this book, it kept me so invested. I loved Vis as a main character, he was so smart and capable. He had so much to overcome and he is such a strong character to follow. There are so many layers to this story and so many different plots to follow that I am very much looking forward to continuing this series, I hope the next book comes out soon!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism, Grief, and Death

badbadwolf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Medical trauma, Death, Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Slavery, Vomit, War, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Murder, Blood, Classism, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide

kaylamullarkey's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Physical abuse

hanni693's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, and Death

sar_tej's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I really struggled to get into this book initially - the writing came across as stilted and the pace was slower than I expected. Holy cow, am I glad I stuck it out. Through meticulous world building, Islington drew me in and kept me engaged through many twists and turns. This was a creative and suspenseful read, with a hell of a plot twist at the end. I can’t wait for book two to be released! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, and Death

jalexpulliamkepler's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Amazing! The best fantasy book I’ve read in a long time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Torture, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Genocide, War, Slavery, Classism, Suicide, and Sexism

Minor: Animal death

elizabeth_helmer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Gore, Colonisation, Child death, Suicide, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death of parent

beereads984's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

This book is a mustread for fantasy lovers. Its the best book I've read so far.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Gore