jrdnltrn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Gore, Violence, War, Death, and Body horror
Minor: Sexual content
oliverreeds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Death
mamagina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, War, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent
naomi_k's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Violence, and Gore
Moderate: Death of parent and Slavery
strange's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
Graphic: Death, Violence, Body horror, and Death of parent
Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Gore
Minor: Pregnancy
babudarabu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, and Body horror
Minor: Child death, Animal death, Alcohol, and Slavery
shieldbearer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Slavery
Minor: Animal death, Vomit, Child abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Sexual content
Death- the entire book is centered around necromancy,Spoiler
Sabriel dies at the beginning and end, her father dies, the officer from the start of the book, Touchstone describes the death of his Queen, many unnamed characters and slaves die,Spoiler
Sabriel, at the beginning and end, though it doesn't take. Some of her classmates die. Unnamed children are implied to die as part of being used as bait.Spoiler
Sabriel's mother dies in childbirth, Sabriel's father dies at the endSpoiler
Sabriel gets bruised severely, stabbed through the stomach, Touchstone breaks a legSpoiler
Touchstone is confined in a wooden figureheadSpoiler
Mogget is enslaved by his collarSpoiler
villain forces a kiss on SabrielSpoiler
Touchstone is the bastard son of the QueenSpoiler
the army combats the dead with gunsbearystarry's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Vomit, Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Slavery, and Child abuse
hannahr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, and Violence
bencaroline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
This is one of many fantasy worlds in which bloodline is not only relevant but sacred, and can we be done with that bullshit please? And while we're at it let's abolish forced hetero romance that there's no established reason to care about, also present in this book.
That being said, I still appreciated the way this book explores death and its meaning and its fantasy possibilities, and while the heteronormativity is pretty major, this seems to be a world with very little gender bias or sexism. I'm looking forward to rereading the rest of the series.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Gore
Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Trafficking, Murder, and Body horror
Minor: Vomit, Torture, and Adult/minor relationship