Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Song of the Forever Rains by E.J. Mellow

8 reviews

ender24's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

A entertaining and wonderful book. I’ve fallen in love with the world and it’s characters, and I can’t wait to read the next two books. I was not expecting the romance, but I feel like it did not impede the story in any way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Drug use, Death, Domestic abuse, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, and Self harm

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

maggywaggy's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

wordsasnames's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

abookandaspotoftea's review

dark lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Torture, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

emmasrambles's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Drug use, and Grief

escapismforlife's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved the world and the sisters, Arabessa, Niya,and Larkyra.  The Basette sisters dynamic is special. Their magic and how they use it is what makes their relationship in their seceret and public  life unique,  for lack of a better term. 

This first book was very much centered  on a different  kingdom of Lachlan. One that the youngest sister Larkyrya made lighter. By following her heart to fall in love on a mission with Darius the lord despite what she's been raised to do in the Thief Kingdom. Which is a creepy yet cool setting compared to Jabari. 

I love their relationship  and how it occurred  despite  the  conflict  taking a back burner. 

Anyways, the plot of the where the series is headed made me continue  onto the next book. It was wrapped up nice enough but left a lot open where you have to continue on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual content, and Torture

nannemonstera's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This is more a romance in a fantastical setting and i wish we could see more from the whole whole and The Mousai but it was a great read nonetheless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Death of parent and Death

marciemarie's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.25

This was a fun read! I found the universe to be pretty original, and I really enjoyed the unique magic mechanics/world building. It’s well written and pretty quick to get through. The romance wasn’t my absolute favorite, but I’m glad it was  in the book because it did improve it overall. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief