Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Minor Mage by T. Kingfisher

15 reviews

megj23's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Blood and Murder

lapis's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Violence

bibble_kingly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Torture, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Violence, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Cursing and Murder

mabellene's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Child death, Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Kidnapping

Minor: Dementia

caterina_1212's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring fast-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

5.0

Funny adventure, a little scary at times but a really sweet book. Middle grade level for sure. Wouldn't call it cozy, but now I want an armadillo to snuggle with. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Violence, and Murder

amyvbxx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.5

I really loved this book as a speed read. T. Kingfisher does an excellent job setting up their worlds in a very limited space. It really allows you to fully emerse yourself within the world even with so few pages to work with.
Oliver is a loveable character and having an armadillo as a familiar adds an oddity that really makes this book memerable

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Murder

bexi's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Child abuse

Minor: Dementia

emily_mh's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

This was a well-crafted novella. Kingfisher knows how to write a quest narrative! Often I find these to be filled with nonsensical obstacles thrown in to extend the story, but Kingfisher’s always serve a purpose beyond creating tension, and they also are tied up in who the characters are. The narrative was also well-structured, with the right amount of time spent at each stage of the quest.

I appreciated that Kingfisher actually acknowledged that traumatic events, such as being sent on a quest as a child by yourself, has an impact on a person. This is a concept rarely explored in fantasy.

There were a couple negatives. Oliver is our main character and while he undergoes development in regard to his confidence as a mage, I just wasn’t compelled by him as a person. As he is the one the story is focussed on, this was problematic for my enjoyment.

Another criticism is that the most interesting aspect of the world-building, the cloud herders, only comes in at the very end, so the world unfortunately feels bland up until that point.

While I do have these two critiques, I enjoyed my time with this novella overall.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Gore, Physical abuse, Death, and Blood

Minor: Vomit, Dementia, Excrement, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Torture, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement

Major: drought Minor: loss of a loved one, earthquake, drowning, capital punishment, imprisonment

rorareads55's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Blood, Gore, and Violence

tostita's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Child death, Dementia, and Murder