Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

64 reviews

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

My feelings for this book are stronger than the first one. I loved the character development, both in terms of Alosa’s relationship to her father and her relationship to Riden. We got to see more of Riden’s motivations too. I really hated the miscommunication trope and feel like both Alosa and Riden were bad listeners and also bad communicators for the first half of the book. But eventually they started talking lol. This book was definitely more gruesome than the first one, and I gasped out loud multiple times. I’m glad with how it all turned out, and how the story wrapped up nicely. What an adventure of a story! So many twists and turns. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Murder, Violence, Blood, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual content, Confinement, and Torture

Minor: Cursing and Alcohol

bookish_hollyx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder and Death

brynleigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, War, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Slavery, Grief, Drug use, Addiction, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol

ksmith_23's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Grief and Cannibalism

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Torture

2kyr6's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

5.0

[NO SPOILERS]
such a good fantasy read. i would highly recommend for ages 15 and above. please check the content warnings before reading though. it might be too overwhelming for some people. i would not recommend this book as like the very first book you read as a teen. start with something more lighthearted and easy to read. read this after like 5 different books or so. its a really good book for getting into fantasy though! 

(the content warnings i've put is for both the first and second book of this duology)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Cursing, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Colonisation, and Classism

elkila's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism

theinkdrinkerhouse's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Cannibalism, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

mtoll's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Misogyny and Abandonment

hallenoelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.5

This was such a fun, quick, summer read! I read it in two days and when I wasn’t reading it - I was wishing I was reading it. I love the characters and their relationships. The found family in this book is so heartwarming and I love how the writing style pushes the plot forward. It was a good break from some heavier memoirs I’ve been working through. My only qualm was the slow-burn romance that really never had a big moment. I also feel it is a tad unresolved with some of the smaller characters but possibly that will be sorted out in the companion novel coming out in November! I just love a YA happy ending book that leaves you feeling good. Highly recommend to all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Murder, Gun violence, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Child death

mallorypen's review

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was a fun read, and honestly more engaging than the first book in the duology. The worldbuilding and cast were fully set in book one, and the motivations of our main characters were set in motion already; and as those were the elements in the first book that felt a little ungainly and laggish, Book Two was able to dive right into the story.

The plot twists were nicely done, and the crew of the Ava-Lee felt more important and fleshed out. I appreciated the pacing of the story arc, and felt there was enough action throughout to keep me engaged. 

The biggest “eh” moments for me were Riden’s character arc, and Alosa’s misunderstanding of her mother’s actions.

• Rides ran a little hot and cold in ways that didn’t feel all that understandable, and when
  he revealed just how abusive his father had really been, the writing felt heavy on exposition versus letting his character show us.
• As the reader, I was totally following Ava-Lee’s explanation for why she was leaving the ship. I was more perplexed with Alosa’s abrupt about-face in her perception of her mother.

That said, this was a fine romp of a YA adventure novel, and pleasantly better than the first book. Huzzah!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Cannibalism, Child abuse, and Blood