Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Gallant by V.E. Schwab

95 reviews

takarakei's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Haunting and beautiful. V.E. Schwab is a master of atmospheric writing. The illustrations are gorgeous

and I loved the way they eventually integrate into the story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Child death

Minor: Animal death

MC is mute and often has a frustrating experience communicating with others.

houstonwegotaproblem's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Mental illness, Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

cat_universe's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Animal death

mae_dexter_author's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Bullying

stephaniemcuervo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Grief, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Blood

anni_swanilda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Bullying, and Body horror

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Animal death, and Gun violence

bookhoarder93's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This was an extremely easy read and I was immediately sucked in. The main character was interesting, likable, and unique, and the secondary characters were all brought the pages alive in their own ways. While I did very much enjoy the book, it isn’t my favorite of Schwab’s. Even though it was easy and enjoyable to read, there were aspects that were a bit predictable. Certain parts felt unnecessarily drawn out. I did love the focus on defining ‘home’ and ‘family’.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Child death, and Grief

falltumn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Child death

Moderate: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Ableism

Minor: Animal death

reviewsandreadathons's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Ableism, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Moderate: Bullying, Body horror, and Blood

Minor: Animal death

atlas_shruggs's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is such a vibe, I felt like I was right there in Gallant, right next to Olivia as she went through the story. I loved seeing a non-verbal main character and the way V. E. Schwab portrayed the issues that follow most people not being able to understand you. I felt so connected to the family and the house, and the story fully immersed me. It felt warm and soft, and also reminded me so much of watching Coraline.
I loved Olivia's energy and fire, and Matthew's quiet love and devotion, and Hannah and Edgar and their undying commitment to this family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Death, Grief, and Bullying

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Ableism, Animal death, and Blood