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The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo
18 reviews
albyalbyalby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Cannibalism, Violence, Death, Body horror, and Gore
Moderate: Sexual assault, Confinement, Child abuse, Incest, Child death, Blood, and Animal death
Minor: Pedophilia, War, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Xenophobia
tropico98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Bullying, War, Animal death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Violence, Body shaming, Torture, and Emotional abuse
kirstenpod_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Death, Cannibalism, and Murder
rafacolog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood
casdelvo's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Murder, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, and Alcohol
icy_queen's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, War, Bullying, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, and Child death
wrinnola's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Blood, Confinement, Child death, Violence, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Classism, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Self harm, Body horror, and Bullying
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Addiction
peggy_racham's review against another edition
4.5
(TWs are mostly of page and mention only, but these are stories similar to grimm original)
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Murder
apalershadeofwhite's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I think The Soldier Prince might not only be my favourite story in this entire collection (which is a big feat considering all of these tales are stunningly written), it may also be one of my favourite beings of writing of all time. I felt myself getting to emotional reading it, which I think was down to my emotional attachment with the story of the nutcracker more than anything else, but it was still an insanely good tale. I felt so nostalgic and happy reading this that I found my cheeks feeling warm and my eyes having a slight sting at the back of them. I grew up loving the tales of the nutcracker, from movies to the soundtrack to watching the ballet when I was a little older. The story was both on the surface - via content and visuals - beautiful but it was also stunning linguistically. Overall, it was just an indescribable experience to read it.
I also adored the last tale, When the Water Sang Fire (which we can all agree is a badass title). It was odd that it was chosen to be the final story because it was the longest of all of the short stories, and you often seen the tales get a little shorter towards the end of a collection. This took nothing away from the reading experience, though, and I thoroughly enjoyed this entire book and struggled to put it down when I needed to do other things and actually be a contributing adult in society lol. I will definitely be coming back to this book and rereading it, probably multiple times. The entire collection was just written so stunningly and it was so evocative. I love it. Completely.
Moderate: Blood, Death, Violence, and Murder
green_amaryllis's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal death, Murder, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Child abuse and Vomit
Minor: Death