Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

And I Darken by Kiersten White

7 reviews

4riareads's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Abandonment, Islamophobia, War, Grief, Homophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Slavery, Physical abuse, Bullying, Murder, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Fire/Fire injury

thaliareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.0

For me, the beginning of the book felt a bit meandering and by the time I made it to the end I understood the setup and enjoyed the story overall, but I think if I hadn't been listening to the audiobook I would have stopped reading pretty early on because it didn't grab my attention until about halfway through. However, I'm glad I did finish it. I would read or listen to the next book in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Abandonment, Child death, and Confinement

Moderate: Death, Murder, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Slavery, Religious bigotry, War, and Torture

Minor: Death of parent

I want to start by prefacing that the author does not come off as homophobic, islamaphobic, or otherwise bigoted. These content warnings are present because of the time period and context of when the book takes place. Spoilers to clarify:

In this book the two main characters are basically sold to the primary ruler of the region in exchange for more support fighting his battles. The region where this ruler presides is primarily Islamic and while one of the MCs finds it fascinating and comforting in their time of crisis, the other doesn't want to be forced from the religion they've grown up in and does come across as bigoted. In addition, due to the time period, women are seen as secondary citizens and really lack the respect of the men. This is a consistent recurring theme throughout the entire book where one of the MCs is denied equal treatment and denied the ability to follow her desired path in life. The next issue is that one of the MCs realizes that they're gay however, once again, due to the time period it wasn't safe for them to be open about who they are. While they do find solace in certain people who feel the same way they do, there's still an overwhelming sadness about the closeted nature with which the MC must live. Finally, as it is war time on and off throughout the book there are instances of torture, death, and murder throughout the entire plot, including one of the MCs accidentally killing a child during a conflict.

drlove2018's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Lots of palace intrigue tropes and internalized homophobia, but the two main characters are vivid and their relationship is well-crafted

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Xenophobia, Murder, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Homophobia, War, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Physical abuse

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Cursing

abby17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and War

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Homophobia

mpbookreviews's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Colonisation, Death, War, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Violence, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Slavery, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death

andrikkk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Blood, Sexism, Violence, War, Bullying, Gore, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Xenophobia, Cursing, Grief, Sexism, and Homophobia

sarahsbooklife's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Violence, Religious bigotry, Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Islamophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Physical abuse, and Trafficking

Minor: Child death and Death of parent