Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin

29 reviews

maisiegilbxrt's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Infertility, Sexism, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Grief, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, War, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Ableism, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, and Rape

hylian_narwhal's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Death, Death of parent, Incest, and Child death

Moderate: Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Infidelity, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry

harveyhorse321's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

Amazing. The whole book could and should be made into a series, not just the Dance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Animal death, Incest, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Gore

serena_hien's review

adventurous dark informative mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child death, Rape, Xenophobia, Death, Death of parent, Violence, War, and Incest

Moderate: Miscarriage and Suicide

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Slavery, Sexism, Rape, Incest, Death of parent, Confinement, Animal death, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Murder, War, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Kidnapping, Infidelity, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail

leedolee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

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

5.0

A long and overwhelming read! Such a vast novel with a long description of the history of the Targaryens and their rule. But I absolutely enjoy such novels and very much enjoyed learning more about the dragon family! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Slavery, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death, Sexual assault, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, War, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, and Infidelity

blossomclouds's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Incredibly bloody, especially towards the middle, but I expected that (anybody would, right?). The in-world misogyny makes sense given the material of ASoIaF, yet it can still be hard to read at times. 

It's a gripping read that gave me a good few mental conundrums where monarchies are concerned, which is something I enjoy! I adore the world built in these books and I wasn't disappointed in how it was fleshed out here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Body horror, Ableism, Animal death, Violence, Misogyny, War, Death of parent, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual violence and Torture

frantically's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

this may not be everyone's cup of tea but seeing as i read actual chronicles on the train for fun, it's my favourite asoiaf book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Child death, War, Incest, Animal death, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Miscarriage

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, War, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Body horror, Suicide, Animal death, Classism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Ableism, Body shaming, Cursing, and Alcohol