Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Will of the Many by James Islington

29 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

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

jakemitton's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is immediately going on my favourites shelf. From start to end this novel had me completely engrossed. I listened to the audio book of this one and it was phenomenal. The narrator’s performance enhanced this already amazing book. It is going to cause me physical pain waiting for the publication of “The Strength of the Few”. I need it immediately please! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Murder

There are a couple tough scenes involving animals. Not really animal cruelty but just somewhat hard to read.

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

terrirankl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

ashley_bitton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow. Just wow. I just… wow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Violence