Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang

6 reviews

dragongirl271's review

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

pupbeat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

hardbackednooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I initially read this book as part of a short story/novella collection released by Tor during Pride last year. I liked it well enough the first time around, but felt disconnected from the characters and world due to the length of the story and the time jumps used to move the plot along. On the second read-through, because I'd had time to ruminate on the story as a whole, I enjoyed it much more and was able to focus on the character arcs we did get rather than wishing we had more as I did in my first read. Overall, I appreciated the imaginative (if somewhat vague) approach to the magic system and how much it integrated with daily life for the Tensorate and Protectorate. I'm hoping to get more character examination and worldbuilding in the second book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

orchidd's review

adventurous emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Medical trauma, Violence, Murder, War, and Child death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death and Pregnancy

lucystolethesky's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Death, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Xenophobia

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship

catsy2022's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Death

Minor: Child death and Child abuse