Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

The Missing of Clairdelune by Christelle Dabos

5 reviews

kkshaye's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Classism, and Blood

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicide, and Torture

sydresnik's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

amelianotthepilot's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

4.0

A fun adventure story just as good as the first. Beginning is a bit slow but after 100 pages i couldn’t put it down.

However i still have a problem with the main character and the way she is treated. She is the mousy literate clumsy trope main character and she has begun standing up for herself and actually doing things however almost everyone in the story walks all over her. Her parents and her fiancé make decisions for her al the time and it drives me nuts. Although maybe that’s the point. but either way it’s annoying to read. id prefer less misogyny in my fantasy novels thanks 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Pregnancy, Violence, Stalking, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

harmony822's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Stalking, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Dementia, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

Ophelia is finally introduced to the court of the Pole, and is appointed Vice-Storyteller by Farouk. As Ophelia tries to avoid danger from her newly public role, important members of the court begin to disappear in mysterious circumstances. Meanwhile, the wedding approaches, and Ophelia's family on Anima suspect that she isn't revealing everything about her new life, and take matters into their own hands.

I can't decide if the translation is better for this book than the first or if I have just gotten used to the  translator's style and author's voice, but I liked this sequel better than the first. As with most fantasy books, especially those with significant world building, the sequel is less confusing as we become accustomed to the world, the magic, and their limitations. I also enjoyed seeing Ophelia use her abilities more in this book, as well as learning about the various powers of other characters and Arks.

The whole "God" storyline was a bit confusing, but got (somewhat) cleared up by the end of the novel...I'm still looking forward to a more thorough explanation in the third book of the trilogy, though!

Happy ending meter:

Happy-ish, but also a bit of a cliffhanger. Thank god I already got the third book from the library! :)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Blood, and Death

Minor: Kidnapping