Reviews tagging 'Death'

In The Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland

55 reviews

vickiegarcia's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

Super fun and dark fantasy that never slows down and is full of twists! A romance I never expected but appreciate so much. We need more fantasy like this. Lgbt, morally grey, & found family? I can't ask for anything else. 

4.5/5 for some cheesy dialogue, but it's easily overlooked, especially towards the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

_p0ssum_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Rape

drupelets's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

I enjoyed this read but honestly I would call this more of a NA book than YA book just given the demographic of the characters and also how graphic the scenes can get. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Grief, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, War, Confinement, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, and Physical abuse

Minor: Antisemitism

in chapter 31 a character says they "didn't know they were walking into a canal" (or something along those lines) & I think that Jewish readers may want a heads up because it was a pretty unexpected antisemitic phrasing?

evelynyle_88's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual violence

onthesamepage's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.5

"I don't know what I want. I'm not sure I want to save this kingdom if you're not in it."

What I liked
* Really diverse cast of characters. We've got a pansexual character, a lesbian character, an asexual nonbinary character, BIPOC characters, and a polyamorous relationship.
* The writing is really good, and doesn't get bogged down in overly descriptive prose or too much exposition.
* The first half of the story is interesting, especially when I was still figuring out the rules of the magic and the world. I enjoyed both of those elements.

What didn't work for me
* The romance is very insta-love, and I wish there had been more time within the story so the characters could get to know each other better.
* The large part of the plot hinges on people not remembering, and I never fully bought into that.
* Because the main character is a blood mage, I got a pretty good idea of what that entailed, but death magic isn't explored nearly as well, which feels like a shame.
* The ending is too neat for my personal tastes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Rape

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Slavery, Stalking, Body horror, Cannibalism, Classism, Confinement, Suicide, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Police brutality, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child abuse, Acephobia/Arophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Cursing, Sexual content, Vomit, Transphobia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

4.0

Okay so I really liked this! I love Rovan's spirit and the family she found. <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Sexism, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, Grief, Sexual content, Alcohol, Body horror, and Torture

Minor: Rape

gmalmquist's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, War, and Emotional abuse

wildbuiltrobot's review against another edition

dark emotional

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Body horror, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual violence and Suicide

mprincessjerica23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Torture, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, and War