Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

49 reviews

max_pink's review

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

One of the worst feelings you can get from reading a book is feeling sleazy for engaging with it. 

Another terrible feeling is sighing at lines that try way too hard to be epic every few pages.

And fast-forwarding past footnotes that do absolutely nothing but slow the pacing to a crawl.

And being annoyed at the fetishy treatment of teenagers, lesbians, and brown people.

Did I actually like anything about this? Uh. The world is kind of interesting? I liked Carlotta. Ashlinn was okay. 

The teachers sucked, though. 

Sigh. What a waste of hours. 

Solid narration by Holter Graham, however.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Violence, Sexual content, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Excrement, and Death of parent

pils8p's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Racism, Classism, Bullying, and Death of parent

janetendo's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, and Blood

kaylamullarkey's review against another edition

2.5

Good world-building, and I liked the characters for the most part; but some things seemed a little problematic, like

Mia’s plastic surgery and the portrayal of the Dweymeri (who were the only people of color in the entire book).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror

mlcutter's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Solid 5 stars. When Mia Corvere loses her father in an uprising to overthrow the corrupt government, she decides to join the Our Mother of Blessed Murder order of assassins to become a Blade (the best of the best). This book is all about her training and decisions that she has to make to become strong and skilled enough to avenge her father's murder. The descriptions in this novel are amazing and thr characters are incredibly well-formed. It was recommended to me that I read this book as an aspiring fantasy writer and it did not disappoint. Word of warning, even though Mia is 16, this is NOT a YA novel! No surprise, there is death and its graphic, and there is also a love connection and it is somewhat graphic. But I still believe this is essential for anyone who wants to write fantasy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Violence, Gore, Child death, Grief, Blood, Cursing, Sexual content, Death, and Torture

littki's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Violence, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Slavery, Alcohol, Animal death, Child death, Classism, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Grief, Incest, Torture, and Vomit

nathalie_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Death of parent, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Excrement, Drug use, Alcohol, and Child death

lisavandonselaar's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Animal death and Gaslighting

Minor: Slavery

nandakandabooks's review

adventurous slow-paced

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

1.5

While the voice actor did a great job I barely finished this book due to the plot.
It was finished only because it was sth. to listen to during walks.
Plot quite predictable and no suprises on my side.
I liked the concept and the shadow animals but I am not intruged to continue with the series.
Also it continued quite some unecessary detailed sex and cruelty scenes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Torture, Death of parent, Blood, Slavery, Sexual content, Vomit, Rape, Grief, and Death

rafacolog's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Violence, and Addiction