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darkefyres's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Body horror, Death of parent, Violence, Child death, Death, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, and Animal death
Minor: Infidelity and Medical content
bybookandbone's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Lord Loss surprised me. It is my first book club book and I didn't expect too much from it. I like Darren Shan but the blurb didn't excite me.
Well, I was wrong. I absolutely loved this book! While I really wish the MC wasn't named Grubbs (tbh all of the names bar Dervish and Meera are kinda terrible).
The deaths and demons are much more graphic than I thought. In fact, I got this book in the children's section of my local library, bottom self even... So I might mention it to the librarians, this is a young adult book. It deals with family death, infidelity, metal health, mental health institutions and pretty graphic violence.
The story is somewhat meandering, which works for this particular book as so much of it is the set up for this world. It's a great first entry.
Well, I was wrong. I absolutely loved this book! While I really wish the MC wasn't named Grubbs (tbh all of the names bar Dervish and Meera are kinda terrible).
The deaths and demons are much more graphic than I thought. In fact, I got this book in the children's section of my local library, bottom self even... So I might mention it to the librarians, this is a young adult book. It deals with family death, infidelity, metal health, mental health institutions and pretty graphic violence.
The story is somewhat meandering, which works for this particular book as so much of it is the set up for this world. It's a great first entry.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Confinement
Moderate: Mental illness and Infidelity
Minor: Animal death, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
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