Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Das begabte Kind by Juno Dawson

34 reviews

extinctpanda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-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? No

3.75

It was a bit too good vs evil for me, I like a bit more nuance. And I didn't love the writing style, though it grew on me as it went on. However, I did find the story fun, and I liked the characters. I think it also covered some important/interesting themes that I haven't seen in fantasy very much at all, especially adult fantasy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Transphobia

Moderate: Cursing, Outing, War, Kidnapping, Death, and Blood

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Abortion, Classism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Racism, Car accident, Child abuse, Lesbophobia, and Death of parent

hilaryreadsbooks's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Transphobia

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and War

dosymedia's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Deadnaming

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Toxic friendship, Outing, Murder, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Racism, War, and Sexual content

foreverinastory's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

Thank you to the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

This was a wild ride. Read 80% in one sitting because I couldn't stop.

Rep: white Irish-British cishet female MC, white British cishet female MC, white British cishet female MC, Black-biracial British lesbian female MC, sapphic Nigerian-British refugee side character, Black-biracial male side character, white trans girl side character, queer Latina trans woman side character, queer BIPOC nonbinary side character. 

CWs: Alcohol consumption, blood, animal death, car accident, confinement, death, injury/injury detail, kidnapping and attempted kidnapping, murder, outing of trans character without consent, toxic friendship, violence. Moderate: classism, death of parent, fire/fire injury, infidelity of one MC's husband, misogyny, racism, sexual content, sexism specifically cissexism, war. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Animal death, Car accident, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Outing, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Sexism, and War