Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson

14 reviews

callistag1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Child death, Murder, Kidnapping, Death, Sexual harassment, War, Violence, Confinement, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, and Sexism

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

The Heart of Betrayal is a more than worthy sequel to A Kiss of Deception. However, although it picks up right after events from the first novel, there are some major differences between the two. The world building is more advanced, and the novel shifts more to military strategy than romance. Lia’s character’s has progressed as well, into a strong, confident protagonist. It does fall into some lulls, common in most second novel fantasy’s, but I am excited to pick up the last book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Violence, Child death, Physical abuse, and Murder

gingerbooknerd3's review against another edition

adventurous slow-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Grief, Deadnaming, Child death, War, Sexual harassment, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Murder

ash15's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual violence

macliffe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? No

4.75

The world building: 🤌🤌🤌
The characters: 🤌🤌🤌

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Confinement, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Minor: Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Violence

lisavandonselaar's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

jana_f's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Blood, Animal death, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Death of parent

aklovekorn's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Sexism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Grief, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment

nasab'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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

Moderate: Physical abuse, Murder, Child death, Confinement, Violence, Child abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death and Death of parent

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

*4.25⭐️
I’m still Team Rafe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, Death, War, Sexual harassment, Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Confinement, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault and Death of parent