Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

75 reviews

piperclover's review against another edition

I was pretty interested in this bc of its Russian folktale roots and had been seeing this author highly praised recently but this is just so boring and slow.  I'm 33 minutes in and I have no idea who anyone is or why they're important or why I should care.  There was about 10 minutes at the very beginning of this book that I was intrigued by but then it moved on to other characters. Maybe this gets fantastic in another hour but I'm not willing to sit through that much of an audiobook that I'm not liking even a little bit. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

anna_the_literasaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Body horror, Child death, and Death of parent

hes2375's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Child death

janieboucher's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death of parent and Child death

Minor: Body shaming

furreverreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

So good! 
Chilling, exciting, atmospheric. A perfect mix of frustrating characters, and lovable characters; villains and heroes.
Arden wrote it beautifully, incorporating the Russian language and traditions well I think. I was not ready for it to end, but do think she ended it well. 
Ugh! So far definitely the best book I’ve finished in 2024. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, and Death

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gore, and Animal death

shavanners's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Child death

megan_pristineprose's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This is very dark. Not as whimsical as I had hoped.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Misogyny, Death, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Gore and Physical abuse

Minor: Murder, Child death, and Infidelity

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Misogyny

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

colorcrystals's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Blood, and Animal death

Minor: Animal cruelty and Fire/Fire injury

mary_stormageddon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

4.75

I really, really enjoyed this book! What a gorgeous tale! I can't wait to read book 2!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, and Animal death