Reviews tagging 'Death'

In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens

62 reviews

carlotta_ho's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Outing, Murder, Death, Blood, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent and War

blewballoon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.75

If you want a fun, adventurous, queer,

mermaid (merman in this case)

fantasy story, this should hit the spot. It did for me! I loved these characters and, for a change, actually wished this was a series so I could have more time with them in this world. The writing style was straightforward and immersive, so it was easy to breeze through. It definitely fits the parameters of a YA book, but I found it very enjoyable as an adult reader. I'm really glad I picked this up, I had bought it because my local bookstore had a signed copy and I liked the colorful cover. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, and Violence

Minor: War, Death, Murder, and Vomit

samchase112's review

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

3.5

An adventure-filled romance starring a wonderfully diverse cast of characters! This book had a lot crammed into it, so much so that I think some things got left by the wayside — the political machinations felt too obvious and fell by the wayside more often than not, the ending wrapped up far too easily, and Athlen as a character felt underdeveloped. I enjoyed my time in this world, and loved how much Tal grew as a character, but I think I'll ultimately forget about this book. It's a fun one — and one I may've enjoyed more as a young adult — and I'll definitely continue recommending FT Lukens! (Even if just for that absolute showstopper of a cover?!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Grief, Death, and Death of parent

lazmataz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Moderate: Outing and Blood

Minor: Misogyny, Alcohol, and Abandonment

fanboyriot's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

4.5

Read For:

🔮 Magic

🌊 High Fantasy

🤴🏽Prince x Merfolk

🤝 Rivals to Lovers Vibes

🧜🏼‍♂️ The Gay Little Mermaid

This was absolutely adorable.  It was enchanting and adventurous all the while being wholesome and tense at times. 

The characters were detailed and lovable.  I really enjoyed the atmosphere of this book, the plot and setting made this high fantasy all the more enjoyable.

There were The Little Mermaid vibes but gayer and much more interesting with the magic.  It was really cute.

Release Date: 29, March 2022

POV: Third Person

Spice: 🌶️

Rep: Bisexual or maybe Pansexual (MC), LGBTQIA Characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Blood, Confinement, Vomit, Physical abuse, Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Slavery, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Minor: Alcohol

joisaddler's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Death, and War

ankiaisreading's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Hate crime, Torture, Violence, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Sexual content, Alcohol, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Confinement, Body horror, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Physical abuse, Slavery, and War

madmadmaddymad's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

It’s cute. Very cheesy, though. 

I do adore the “Little Mermaid”-y-ness of it all, but the twist was extremely easy to see coming, and I knew that Tal was in danger from growing to love Athlen from the first minute he wouldn’t confess what he’d bargained to the sea witch for his legs. 

I’m glad these boys had their happy ending. A very sweet, very whimsical, very queer fairy tale, probably best suited for middle grade readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Death, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

nerdysread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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? It's complicated

3.5

J’ai pu lire ce livre grâce à NetGalley et franchement. C’etait pas mal. Je m’attendais peut-être à autre chose et plus d’action. J’ai trouvé le rythme un peu « messy » et j’ai trouvé certaines facilité dans la résolutions des certains problèmes (ou alors c’était plutôt facile à prédire. Je ne serai dire). Certaines scènes étaient un peu longues et d’autres trop courtes. Mais sinon c’est un bon livre franchement, c’est mignon, les personnages sont cools, et les relations de la fratrie sont justes géniales. J’aurai aimé en voir plus. 

Bref un livre qui se lit bien, même si certaines chapitres sont un peu long pour ce qu’ils contiennent 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

vict0riac0re's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely loved this book! Finished it within a day! Tal and Athen’s journey was so captivating, and I found myself completely immersed in their world. I loved how they were both the last of their kind, and how they found solace in each other despite their differences. It was such a beautiful and unique love story, and I was rooting for them every step of the way! <3

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Torture, Death, and Suicide