Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Vraja Corbilor by Margaret Rogerson

25 reviews

cyan_altaria's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

While I don't normally like romance, I really liked An Enchantment of Ravens!  The romance between Isobel and Rook was super sweet, if a little quick.  They had great chemistry.  I really liked the way the fair folk and their magic was written.  This book has good pacing, but a little more about Aster and Hemlock would have been nice.  All in all, a nice, cute romance.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Death, and Kidnapping

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent and Animal death

Minor: Sexual content

thecourtofreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

"walking along a blade's edge was only fun until the blade stopped being a metaphor."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Death

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, and Sexual content

emily_mh's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

I had high expectations for this book and sadly I was let down. Having read Sorcery of Thorns back in January and LOVING it, I thought it would be a similar experience here. In reality, this book was really underwhelming. The plot was incredibly weak, relying on the romance to carry it. But I couldn't get behind the romance, either, as it's an Edward-Bella situation where the guy, Rook, is at least a centenarian, and the girl Isobel is only 17. It was also instalove, which I really don't like. Finally, there were also unresolved elements once the book had ended.

While Rook and Isobel end up being "legally" together as the Good Law no longer exists, Isobel is still a mortal who will age and die and this was never really addressed. Also, nothing was really done with the storyline relating to painting the Fair Folk with human emotions, and how they responded to that.

However, this book had some redeeming qualities. It was relatively enjoyable, and very easy to read. I also liked Rogerson's writing style. Rook and Isobel as characters were entertaining and felt real, though they weren't quite loveable (although March and May were). Finally, the world building was unique and fascinating, as it was in Sorcery of Thorns. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, and Vomit

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

naomidanae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent