Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Fated Throne by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

5 reviews

yarisbooksandbevs's review

challenging dark emotional funny 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

5.0

Such an emotional ride. A good chunk of this book is just PAIN but there are some lighthearted moments to get me through. I just wanted to hug everyone and let them be happy. I went from raging to crying to laughing to gasping. I can’t wait for the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Cursing, Torture, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Genocide, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, War, Classism, Self harm, and Rape

nineinchnails'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i thought cursed fates was depressing but this installment was pretty much suffering the whole way through and none of them could catch a break. the last 20% got balls-to-the-wall insane and then they had that goofy avengers assemble ass scene but i was just so relieved at a reprieve from the endless sense of doom that i was eating it up. caroline and susanne will of course need to be dealt with for the other thing that happens in the last 20%, because if they commit to it i will have to bill them for my therapy. 4 months' worth at least.

the character development in this book was so good; all of them grow but seth, darcy, and darius specifically shocked me in a very good way. if i'm honest more seth + darcy than darius because he was stubborn about his stupid politics until pretty much the very end but i feel like he really turned a corner. i've never hated seth as much as i should've but he really improved in this book and made an effort to be a better person (not sure why but i'm not complaining) and darcy got the chance to step up and gain self confidence. she's always seemed pretty docile and amenable to a fault next to tory but she's shown she's not to be underestimated at all and i loved it so much; i knew she was capable of it and it's so satisfying i feel like a proud mother!!

i'm sure geraldine's dialogue is objectively way over the top but in the 800 pages of psychological torture i was just happy for something silly to amuse me so i didn't throw my phone at the wall. again the last 20% just got batshit crazy but i loved it; it felt like they were finally able to land a strike after so long waiting and preparing. on another note i really feel for xavier (i swear this is not girl hate but) i don't think sofia deserves him at all. she's really nice as a character otherwise but xavier deserves to have someone that cares about him as much as he cares about her and she doesn't really fit that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Sexual content, Violence, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Genocide, War, Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual assault, Bullying, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Rape

student/teacher relationship

high_lady's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Emotional Damage! Omg this book ripped me apart and put me back together multiple times! It was one hell of a ride but i loved every minute. I must say there was some great character development, especially with Seth, Max and Darius. I’m afraid to start the next book but also excited!

I never read a series where i tried to expect to worse out of fear for being ripped apart by a character death until this one! Literally no one is safe! My heart can’t take it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

juliette_95's review

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Genocide

Minor: Pregnancy

katvou's review

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Gore, Grief, Sexual content, and War