Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Iron Gold by Pierce Brown

13 reviews

kiwij96's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was so unnecessarily long, some parts of chapters felt like filler, even some of the chapters themselves. It took half the book just to get to the plot, by which point I hated ¾ of the characters. It was riddled with typos and grammar mistakes which was entirely distracting and resulted in me having to reread parts just for it to make sense in my head.

I liked the concept though, multiple POVs surrounding a high-stakes heist, set 10 years after Darrow succeeds in ending Octavia's rule and liberating the Colours. This sees Darrow believing his own legend and how things cannot truly change in a broken system. I loved Lyria and I look forward to getting to know her better in Dark Age. Lysander's POV felt out of place in the greater scheme of things. And I definitely need more of Volga and Kavax. I also loved Holiday and Theodora essentially playing the secret service. My favourite ladies.

All in all though, this book was a disappointment compared to the original trilogy. It was over-gory, sexist, and an incredibly uncomfortable read with the amount of times the word "wh*re" was thrown around. I also do not understand Pierce Brown's obsession with breasts and general nakedness in this book it was honestly unnecessary.

Also, if the summary on the back of the book hints at "Obsidian pirates" and there are none, I need to know where they went and what else didn't make the cut in the editing process if THIS is what went to print.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt

tiana_king's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I personally love multiple POVs in a story so it was great to have so many. Maybe it’s because I have no skin in the game but I really don’t understand why everyone was fighting Darrow on just finishing the war once and for all 🤷🏼‍♀️ He does somehow have a God complex without having one though. Lysander is annoying but I have hopes for him and I liked where Lyria and Effrim’s stories are going. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content

therensistance's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol

Minor: Rape