Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Abhorsen by Garth Nix

5 reviews

bearystarry's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

The best in the series so far, imo. Even though it feels like the second half of Lirael. Loved it, cried a lot at the end. 💚

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Trafficking, Grief, and Death of parent

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

3.0

I liked it less than the former ones, but Tim curry has outdone himself here. Amazing voice changes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Blood, Alcohol, and Colonisation

kanadrallegria's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-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

5.0

Disreputable Dog

might be my favorite character in the series, so far. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and War

Minor: Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

rriverr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.5

i ADORED this book so much that i rated a book for the first time on this app 😭 however the cast is. not diverse. and i’m questioning the description of the clayr as dark-skinned and blond….seems strange to me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism