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47 reviews

Die kleine Hexe by Otfried Preußler

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

Sehr schöne Erzählung mit vielen lustigen Geschichten und tollen Charakteren. Die Hörbuchfassung gelesen von Lina Beckmann ist großartig und die Stimmen für die einzelnen Figuren haben den Text sympathisch aufleben lassen. :-)

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexism

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I am unsure if I have ever experienced a book like this one, where with every new chapter a new information is dropped that almost always completely twists one of the many exciting narratives. From the first page on, I was surprised and as it kept going I could not fathom all the plottwists coming. And none of them seemed over the top nor misplaced, as the world, its history and its characters, whom I am attached to deeply now, are so well construed that it read so fluently.
Not to mention, the amazing and captivating writing style!
Due to the ending, I am both extremely curious and mortified to find out what is waiting in Book Three.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Self harm, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Death, Stalking, Genocide, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Classism, Colonisation, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, War, and Slavery

Moderate: Infertility, Rape, Infidelity, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Sexism, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, and Racism

Minor: Sexism and Ableism

Mentions genital mutilation

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was my first book by Brandon Sanderson and I understand the praise. The magic system is fascinating and I love that you do not only learn along with the protagonist(s) but discover that there are many mysteries revolving around it that even the characters have not figured out yet. Every storyline is intriguing and by the end, when all of them came together, the plottwists - some of them excruciatingly casually dropped (in a good way) - had me audibly gasping. The plot unfolds in such a clever and seamless way - truly inspiring for my own creative writing! 
I enjoyed the characters. For a good first part of the novel, I found them not very likeable (which is not something I need in a novel, anyway) but that made them seem more real and complex. From the first page, I wanted to learn more about them and became very attached to their plans and hopes.
The ending finished the main story line of the book but kept so many mysteries open and introduced new problems that I cannot wait to read more about in the second novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Violence, Child death, Murder, Genocide, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Racism, War, Slavery, Abandonment, and Blood

Moderate: Grief, Infertility, Body horror, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexism and Rape

Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

dark emotional funny hopeful informative 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Eating disorder

Moderate: Outing, Biphobia, Bullying, Self harm, Cursing, Homophobia, and Medical content

Minor: Transphobia and Hate crime

Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Outing, Self harm, Alcohol, Bullying, Biphobia, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual content and Transphobia

Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, Bullying, and Cursing

Minor: Toxic relationship and Outing

Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Cursing, Homophobia, Outing, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Sexual assault

Zeit des Sturms by Andrzej Sapkowski

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Dieser Teil der Vorgeschichte, der erst nach den Romanen der Haupthandlung geschrieben wurde, ist eine wundervolle Ergänzung und steht zudem ganz allein für sich schon als spannender Roman da. Erst dachte ich, dass mich die Einführung vieler Nebencharaktere aus verschiedenen Schauplätzen durcheinanderbringen würde, aber das ging beim Lesen dann doch nach einiger Zeit problemlos.
Mit diesem Band wurde die Story nicht nur durch ein paar neue Monster und politische Hintergründe angereichert, sondern hat Geralt nochmal etwas mehr Tiefe verliehen.
Es macht auf jeden Fall Sinn, dass Buch nach der Hauptreihe zu lesen.

Nimues Auftritt fand ich genial, besonders im Epilog. Es hat für mich das Ende der Hauptreihe nochmal etwas mehr Bedeutung gegeben.
Ich habe mich sehr über Yennefers Auftritte gefreut, auch wenn sie kurz waren.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, and Sexism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Vomit, Emotional abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

Die Abenteuer des starken Wanja by Otfried Preußler

adventurous lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.5

Sehr schön geschriebene Geschichte und toll gelesen (habe es als Hörbuch gehört). Ich fand die Abenteuer sehr unterhaltsam. Wanja als Charakter finde ich etwas schwierig, weil er zunächst sehr egoistisch ist und nur weil er auserwählt wird, sich bessert. Habe aber auch eine Rezension gelesen, in der es hieß, dass es schön ist, dass Wanja so vom Vater und der Tante akzeptiert wird, wie er ist, was wiederrum auch eine schöne Botschaft ist. Es gab nicht wirklich starke weibliche Charaktere, womit ich aber auch (leider) nicht gerechnet habe. Alles in allem ein solides Abenteuermärchen, das durch Otfried Preußlers Schreibstil richtig auflebt.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, War, Chronic illness, Addiction, Bullying, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexism

Krabat by Otfried Preußler

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Nach wie vor ein Meisterwerk (Wortanspielung beabsichtigt) und mein Lieblingsjugendbuch. Seit Jahren geht mir die Erzählung um Krabat nicht aus dem Kopf und das Hörbuch hat mir bestätigt, wieso. Das Magiesystem ist faszinierend originell, die Geschichte spannend und düster sowie unglaublich intensiv erzählt. 
Den Sprecher des Hörbuchs fand ich toll. Die Charaktere fühlten sich dadurch noch echter an.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Confinement, Torture, and Murder

Minor: War, Death of parent, Blood, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

Nicht für junge Kinder geeignet.