Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker

16 reviews

betweentheshelves's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Ooo this was dark! And full of Japanese mythology. If you're looking for a book that has a morally gray main character who does some questionable things, this is the book for you. Baker does an excellent job creating this world and pulling you in with these characters. The entire book is atmospheric and engaging.

I listened to the audiobook version and the narrator absolutely helped make the story for me. She pulled me into Ren's story and helped with the world building and enchanting nature of the story. With that ending, I can't wait for the second book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, and Racism

Minor: Bullying, Child death, and Death of parent

samschub214's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Racism and Sexism

mariahkindareads's review

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Xenophobia

Minor: Animal death and Child death

wai's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

I really enjoyed this novel. My mom is half Japanese and half white and has talked about facing issues of racism/xenophobia in both America and Japan because of it, yet it's still relatively rare to see representation of that. Plus I love the mythology of this world and I want to know more - I want to know about all the different cultures versions of reapers. 

I know a lot of people have mentioned not liking Ren, but personally I like that she's difficult and cold. It's interesting to see the discrepancies in what she said she was like vs her actions and reactions to things. And I've read books with male characters who were far more unlikable who we're supposed to sympathize with. But I do feel bad for Neven and think he deserves much better as well. 

I'm really interested in this as a duology and am not sure where the second book would go from here. I'll definitely be picking up a copy when it comes out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Xenophobia, Animal death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Death of parent

lynneliu's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cannibalism and Death of parent

abigailbooksaddiction's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

The Keeper of Night was my November pick for the Book of the Month subscription. And I was so glad that I picked this book up. It blew me away, and I now want the second book ASAP!
The Keeper of Night is different from what I am used to reading from the YA fantasy genre. The main character, Ren, is a morally grey character, which is very surprising to read. Usually, the YA fantasy book characters are the honest ones or the naive ones, but Ren is different from the others. She is mortally grey from the beginning, and I love it so much. It's a different start that kept my attention throughout The Keeper of Night.
Keep an eye out for the minor details in The Keeper of Night because it will make sense in the end. Expect the unexpected. Keep that in mind. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment and Bullying