Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews

6 reviews

agw622's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I am glad I read the novella before this to fill in details. Still I wish the time jump hadn't been so long. I love how the series is going to make it new but consistent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Torture, Death of parent, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Violence, and Emotional abuse

dreamerfreak's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Death, Body horror, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder

xvicesx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Ilona Andrews never fails to deliver a compelling story! It's my second reading of Sapphire Flames and yet I was just as glued to the pages as the first time. 

Catalina's a very different person from her sister, but that's to be expected because House Andrews are very good at establishing human-like characters with all their strengths and weaknesses. It was interesting to see the world from her head, especially with that comparison that her grandmother makes towards the end -- who Catalina might become as the head of house. 

A mysterious action-packed story that is 200% worth reading. Drop everything and jump in. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death and Death of parent

beccaand's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.25

god damn I love this series so much - Catalina is such a badass I love it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Blood

Moderate: Grief, Body horror, and Cursing

queenie_ofthe_void's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Gun violence

relin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Murder, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Kidnapping, Cursing, Body horror, Sexism, Misogyny, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Minor: Ableism, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

The boy at the beginning does not complete the suicide attempt

Many of these are facets to describe a book that has a more war like focus, there is a lot of horror, and it is treated as such.