Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

175 reviews

marysunburn's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I HATED Harrowhark when I started, and I am so glad she managed to change my mind. 
The worldbuilding was heavy and at times confusing, but the dialogue was engaging and refined and the fight scenes were cinematic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Classism, Death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Terminal illness, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Chronic illness, Gore, Medical content, Grief, and Religious bigotry

dani_365's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Grief, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Blood, Torture, Death, and Body horror

Minor: Genocide, Death of parent, and Slavery

ctara2123's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Murder, and Cursing

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Cannibalism, Terminal illness, Grief, and Vomit

Minor: War

sopbee's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Cancer, Cannibalism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Violence

chloe5454's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide, Violence, Abandonment, Classism, Body horror, Child abuse, Blood, Cursing, Cancer, Confinement, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Cannibalism, Genocide, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Infertility

goldaerin's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Grief, Medical content, Blood, Child death, Murder, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

emimli's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Cancer, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Confinement and Emotional abuse

luciferin's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Grief, Physical abuse, Vomit, and War

maddierandolph's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Cannibalism, Bullying, and Mental illness

anni_swanilda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Medical content