Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

26 reviews

kim_lommaert's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Murder, War, Kidnapping, Fatphobia, Bullying, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty

chaos_na_regale's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, and Misogyny

strawberrymushie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Death of parent

lct's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Body shaming

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Bullying

Minor: Death of parent and Homophobia

bookiesncookies's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Listen, if you had told me a year ago that my favorite series of the year, the ones I can't put down, the ones I binge through, are ones about small cursed children who have magic in them that they don't know about, that go to magical schools, ugh *chef's kiss.*

• All the Evergirls trying to plan their ballgowns ahead of time, plus contingency gowns
  
  
• Agatha accidentally eating a fairy upon arrival
  Tricking their reflections to pass the bridge
  The deep mystery of the reader mural, the proof of the balance of good/evil, the School Master's riddle, and so many other threads that start to be woven in book 2, and hopefully book 3
• Agatha reading more of her Good textbooks and falling in love with that world
  Locking Dot out of the coven
• Sophie trying to prettify her uniforms
  
  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Murder and Physical abuse

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent

neko_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted 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

3.75

3.75 
ok so mixed feelings here. on one side i hated it, sophie was pretty much unbearable but on the other side I thoroughly enjoyed it. the world is just amazing, and while sophie is definitely not my favourite character, especially at the start of the book, I do love her development at the end. 

now the characters I do like. hester, anadil and dot. i love them so much. the fact that they are the figure of evil for the start of the book, but there is so much good in their hearts and I love them.

agatha is one of my favourite characters in this book. her development, insecurities and personality is amazing

overall a pretty good read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Body shaming

Moderate: Fatphobia, Violence, and Death

Minor: Homophobia, Blood, and Death of parent

olasreading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent and Fatphobia

hayleythegoose's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, and Sexism

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Blood, Death, and Homophobia

jayecard's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

1.0

loved the part where a girl recovered mentally by becoming more "normal" and "girly". loved the part where they made fun of women not shaving. loved the part where a fat girl becomes "good" and it makes her magically thin. and the part where sophie begs her friend for help, takes that help, then accuses her friend of stealing her crush in a consistent three chapter cycle? loved every second. /sarcasm

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

sarahmanuel3's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

A fantastic premise wasted. Superficial, homophobic, and disappointing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Death of parent