Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Bluebird by Ciel Pierlot

5 reviews

micheala's review against another edition

4.0

I started this book 6 months ago and got 130 pages in and just kinda lost steam with it. When I repicked it back up it went much better. 

There are some things I really liked about this, and some things I was disappointed with. On the one hand I loved that it was about Ginko and Rig becoming friends despite coming from such different views about factions, and watching Ginko deconstruct her beliefs. 

On the other hand, the description of the book implied that June would be a bigger part of the story then she ended up being. It made it sound like the adventure was going to be Rig, June, and Ginko.  Unfortunately is more referenced then present. She's there for a few scenes, and like one call, but otherwise it's more just Rig thinking about June. 

I also kinda felt like the ending was a little rushed. The whole book is this slow feeling story, then we have the big finale and then it felt like the author just wanted to wrap the loose ends up super quick. I wanted almost another entire chapter after the final showdown to explore some of the consequences. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Drug use, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Xenophobia, Genocide, Slavery, Body horror, War, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent

alyxinthestars's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Drug use, Slavery, Vomit, Torture, and Death of parent

beldaran1224's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

This book is a fun, cheeky space adventure. The author has a great style that manages to be dramatic and funny without being slow or overwrought. The book has an overall light tone, but there are a lot of serious things going on, so just be wary that the setting is heavily based around colonialism and war.

The ending

brings the rating down a bit for being a bit too "happy ever after". It actually ends up spoiling some of the more serious elements of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and Genocide

Moderate: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Kidnapping, and Classism

Minor: Abandonment, Torture, Medical content, Cultural appropriation, and Death of parent

starccato's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Addiction, Body horror, Colonisation, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, Classism, War, Xenophobia, Violence, Vomit, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Gore

Moderate: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical trauma

Minor: Death of parent and Abandonment

oliverreeds's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed this book, the plot, and the characters. My first 5 star of the year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Torture, Violence, War, Drug use, Genocide, Murder, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Blood, and Kidnapping