Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Psalm of Storms and Silence - Die Magie von Solstasia by Roseanne A. Brown

20 reviews

andatherrin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful 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

Graphic: Suicide attempt, War, Xenophobia, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, War, Blood, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Animal death, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Racial slurs

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

emotional tense

5.0

Whew, I don't even know what to say about this. It certainly lived up to book 1!!
My poor babies Karina and Malik go through so much in this story 😭
I adore this duology. All of the loose threads are wrapped up excellently and yet I still want more. The depictions of mental health struggles in particular are so well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death, Grief, Body horror, Colonisation, Genocide, Emotional abuse, and Slavery

Minor: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

mimccub's review against another edition

I'm still disliking Karina. Malik's anxiety and cutting are disconcerting to read and I am uncomfortable with him cutting himself as a coping mechanism. I feel like there should have been a conversation between them by now about why he tried to kill her and the author is dragging this out. I feel like Malik should have realized how Tunde died by now and that Karina didn't kill him. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

isleoflinds's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

queenie_ofthe_void's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

How is this book going to be this good, then go and have that ending. <Not even ending up together?! Hypothetically ending up together, over a decade later, in the epilogue, is not what we (me or Malik/Karina) deserve after EVERYTHING.> But yeah the rest was amazing and I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Minor: Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Violence

Personally just hated thr ending. Left feeling unfulfilled. After two whole books and all this built up soul-mates and destiny, they only end up together *hypothetically* in the monologue. Why. WHY?! That is some bullshit. And fade to black... AFTER ALL OF THIS. no. Everything else was amazing. Malik and Karina are amazing.

heli1403's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

Is there a way to give this 100 stars? Lol
I read a song of wraith and ruins back in June after hearing it's a good book and that I'll love it if I loved children of blood and bone. I finished in a week (during my exam period lol) and counted the days until this book. And it was worth it!
I barely read fantasy books that goes into the depth of the characters emotions and mental health, and I needed it SO MUCH. The writing of Malik anxiety, both Karina and Malik lowest moments... I actually had to stop doing my crocheting or whatever I was doing and just focus in listening because it felt so real, I could feel the pain, it was written so, so well.
Being very anxious girl myself (lol) I found myself trying to look for spoilers just to make sure my favorite characters are ok. Good thing I didn't find much lol. The end is bittersweet, like a lot of people said, and I can't decide if I like it or refuse to admit I like it bc it made me sad. How much do I need to pay to get more Malik and Karina stories in my life? I'LL PAY.
Anyway, even if you didn't like a song of wraith and ruins let this one a chance. I think I even liked that one better. Wish it was a trilogy or something just so I can have more of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

ktcl's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent

molliemoments's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Self harm, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Grief, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, War, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny

yvonne_cl's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, and Kidnapping