Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Imperium złota by S.A. Chakraborty

19 reviews

dazzle_spider_reader_1212's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Death, Self harm, Murder, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Medical content, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Gun violence, Blood, and Animal cruelty

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Religious bigotry, Racism, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Misogyny, Grief, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Blood, War, Sexual harassment, Torture, Slavery, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Gore, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Vomit, Xenophobia, Violence, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Gun violence, Death of parent, Cursing, Colonisation, Classism, and Child death

local_hat's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, War, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Child death, Xenophobia, Violence, and Torture

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.5

Wow this was a rare series where the sequels either stayed the same quality or got better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual assault, Rape, Animal death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Grief, War, Vomit, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Hate crime, Racism, Homophobia, Alcohol, Blood, Gaslighting, Gore, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Slavery, Sexual content, and Murder

nu_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

A thrilling conclusion to the Daevabad trilogy. An appropriately hefty book that succeeds in tying up all the plot strings set in place in the Kingdom of Copper and even from the first book The City of Brass. 

We get to see more of Ali’s relationship with the marid, Nahri’s past and ancestry, and finding out that Manizeh is more tortured and cunning than I originally thought her out to be. And of course the ending (and alternative epilogue) for Dara was fitting for his arc, respecting the character he has become during the series. I thought his arc was especially heart wrenching and also eye opening. 

So many themes covered in this series. Occupation. Transactional love. Survival. Generational promises, debts, and vengeance. I tried to absorb all of it, and I feel myself coming out of this story slightly changed. I’ve thought about my own relationship with culture and see more clearly the cycles of violence and and new beginnings that keeps civilizations falling and rising, weakening and strengthening, since the dawn of time until the end. 

The characters really did feel like living people—complicated, tortured, hopeful, merciful, vengeful people. I don’t know if I’d be able to find another series like this that marries elements of older YA/new adult fantasy with the care that Chakraborty crafted the characters. 

This series is definitely on the slow to medium paced family. In many places the pace quickens appropriately with the turn of events, which I felt mimicked how events might happen in the real world. It’s full of politicking as it is magic, but if you’re exclusively into fast paced stories with a singular hero, this might not be for you. Give the series a chance and you’ll be blown away by the incredible world building, politics and magic and all. 

I want to reread this series and annotate all the instances of foreshadowing. It felt like many plot points were expertly hinted at, some easily identifiable and others more concealed that it leaves you wondering how you missed the obvious detail. Easily one of the best series I’ve read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, War, Child death, Sexual violence, and Violence

readandfindout's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Style/writing: 4.5 stars
Themes: 5 stars
Characters: 4.5 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars
Worldbuilding: 5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Murder, Medical content, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Genocide, Grief, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Child death, War, Violence, Death, Blood, Torture, and Gore

Moderate: Xenophobia

chaptertraveller's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War

achingallover's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

incredible

i will not stop talking about this to anyone who will listen

i wanted more zaynab but that's literally my only critique

the chosen name thing!

just. perfection. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

maryellen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Slavery, Torture, and Violence