Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

80 reviews

kimberly_a's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Blood, Genocide, Death of parent, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, and Religious bigotry

genevievefv's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.25

Such interesting concepts and ideas (also incredibly dark), but not perfectly executed. Happy I read it, but I don’t think I’ll continue the series - the writing just isn’t great at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Blood, Grief, Death, and Sexism

Moderate: War, Rape, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Violence

inez_hunter's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, War, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, and Sexism

Moderate: Death of parent and Confinement

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Rape

lpothan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Rape, Grief, Pedophilia, War, Abandonment, Confinement, Genocide, Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, and Misogyny

nicjmorrow's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

A complicated world where there are so many people to hate. This book was amazing! Interesting world building, a powerful main character ego believes and grows into her own strength and who learns to lean on others and even finds love, platonic and romantic. The world building is AMAZING and complex but not overwhelming. Honestly amazing, diving right into book 2.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, War, and Grief

graceful_nate's review

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

literally amazing. i am gobsmacked. ashamed i put off reading this boom for so long 😅 just ordered the 2nd one and cant wait to see where the story goes. So beautifully and heartbreakingly relatable in both implicit and explicit ways. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Torture, Gore, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing

caroliiineb's review

adventurous dark

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Torture, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Rape and Vomit

soline's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

This book is sooooo good, everyone should read it. I didn't expect so much from this book, because I didn't hear a lot about it, I didn't even know the plot. But let me tell you, my jaw was on the floor for EVERY plot twists and revelations. The tension that Namina Forna attempt to create is so good.
It has the perfect Hunger Games/Divergente vibes. Little advice: put on some badass movies' music, the difference was AMAZING.

I cannot wait to read the end of this series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Blood, Murder, and Death

Minor: Child abuse

vtruelove's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This story is about women rising up to reclaim their power. It also has a timely theme of religion being used to control a population. It is truly one of the best books I've read in quite a long time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Body horror, Death, Grief, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexism, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, and Religious bigotry

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Child death, Genocide, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Gaslighting, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, and War