Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Blood Like Fate by Liselle Sambury

10 reviews

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

I actually liked this sequel more than the first one! It was interesting, kept you guessing, and wrapped up nicely. I'm happy with the ending and how everything turned out.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Child death, Eating disorder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

missrosymaplemoth's review against another edition

4.5

A rare sequel that doesn’t disappoint and is on par with its precursor. I love the feeling I got while reading this duology, and it all came back with Blood Like Fate.

Voya, her family and the other witches all stand out as their own individual and unique characters, which can be hard to do with such a large ensemble supporting cast. I love the relationships and Voya’s reflection and introspection. Themes of ancestry and self-doubt were explored and well handled. I liked how LGBT identities and the conversations surrounding them were integrated seamlessly into the book and treated with love and respect. I was not expecting the plot twist. I like how the plot points were all wrapped cleanly and satisfyingly.

My one complaint is that the first half of the book was very slow paced, but the last 25% is un-put-downable! A great conclusion to a fantasy YA duology I will be recommending.

☀️6/20

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Confinement, Death of parent, and Blood

Moderate: Murder, Eating disorder, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

bookswhitme's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Cursing, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction and Eating disorder

mitzee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

5.0

While magic is an aspect of the book and the characters, the main focus of the story is really personal relationships and solving a mystery. It’s weird to say but really this book has everything: crime/mystery, family relationships, personal growth, magic/fantasy, sci-fi, queer relationships, Black history, trans issues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Murder and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, Eating disorder, and Slavery

caelinsullivan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Eating disorder, Child death, Addiction, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Police brutality, and Mental illness

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Eating disorder, Death, Colonisation, Classism, Racism, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Medical content, and Grief

librarybookscene's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Body horror

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, and Addiction

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Eating disorder

csantos's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Death of parent

liseylovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Addiction, and Cursing

bookwormbullet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Violence, Death, and Grief

Minor: Transphobia