Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Deadbeat Druid by David R. Slayton

5 reviews

tk52's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

janchamp's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kal517's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, and Forced institutionalization

frantic_vampire's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book was a rollercoaster from start to finish and I loved every minute of it. This was the perfect way to end this series, everything was wrapped up neatly with just a hint of what’s next. I loved getting to see the end of Adam’s story. With all of its ups and downs and hard parts. I also loved that we got to see Vic’s journey through the underworld with Jodi (and Mel). I really liked that we got to see everyone grow into their powers and change and become something more. It was so much fun getting to explore a new layer to this universe! I also kinda liked that this book took a slightly different turn at the end than I was expecting. Deadbeat Druid is getting a solid 5 stars from me. I hope we get to explore more of this universe in the future!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence and Panic attacks/disorders

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

I really enjoyed this satisfying conclusion to Adam Binder’s story. Slayton does an excellent job of crafting an engaging and thoroughly entertaining story. There were a few things that felt held back on such as everything that happened with Vran, but it didn’t feel underdeveloped, feeling instead like it’ll come up later.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Use of homophobic words, slow loss of memories