Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Sisters of Reckoning by Charlotte Nicole Davis

5 reviews

letsgolesbians's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical content, Racism, Death of parent, Violence, Colonisation, Classism, and Sexism

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

tangleroot_eli's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

I'm pretty sure this series is a duology, so there won't be more in this world. This breaks my heart, because I would happily read at least a dozen more books about these characters and the world they live in, but at the same time I love it because these two books clearly tell exactly the story Davis wanted to tell, and that story really doesn't need anything else. Basically, I just love these books and hope a lot of other people find them, read them, and love them, too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, and Grief

Moderate: War, Violence, Sexism, Medical content, Murder, Misogyny, Gun violence, Death of parent, Death, Trafficking, Child abuse, Transphobia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Blood, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Torture, Pedophilia, Drug use, and Child abuse

betweentheshelves's review

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

Even though it's been a while since I read Good Luck Girls, I didn't have any issues getting into this book. I felt like it was a seemless transition, which doesn't always happen when I read fantasy series so far apart. I loved what Davis did with the characters, and the plot felt like a natural progression of the first book. Overall, I'd say it was a hit!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Trafficking

Minor: Addiction, Homophobia, and Rape

ae_young's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent

sarah984's review

adventurous dark hopeful 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

This is everything I wanted from a sequel to The Good Luck Girls. It feels like the author read my mind.

This book takes the world created in the first book and expands it, showing the systemic issues underneath and all the groups trying to stop them. The Good Luck Girls was a group of scrappy teens fighting for survival, this is them teaming up with other downtrodden people to change the world. 

I enjoyed the western trappings (the bar brawl was so fun), the new characters were great, and while I did feel the romantic drama in the middle dragged a bit, I like how it ended up. 

If you liked the first one I would definitely recommend this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Torture

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Homophobia, Rape, Transphobia, and War