Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

In a Garden Burning Gold by Rory Power

6 reviews

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Blood

Minor: Misogyny

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Grief and War

szuum's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Blood, Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

bluejayreads's review

I didn't finish this book, but it's really not the book's fault. I went through a string of DNF books, and when this one turned out to be somewhat interesting I was thrilled. The world was interesting and I was intrigued by the magic system. But the protagonists' erratic, abusive, manipulative father was difficult to read about, and as things kept getting worse and worse for them I found that I couldn't keep reading. It's rare that trigger content is the reason I stop reading a book, but even though I did actually want to know how it ended, the depictions of abuse and the protagonists' reactions to it were way too real. MAJOR trigger warning on this one for abuse, emotional abuse, and manipulation from a parent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death

Minor: Murder, Blood, War, and Death of parent

Manipulation, forced marriage-like situation, death of partner

chelsearose's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Religious bigotry