oliverreeds's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.75
how was this written in 1995? with such a strong female lead??
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Death
naitane's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- 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: Death of parent and Death
Minor: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Vomit, Sexual content, and Animal death
shieldbearer's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- 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
I really liked this one more than I expected. The worldbuilding is superb, and the magic system is extremely interesting. However, loses points for a few unnecessary lines and the weird Vibes that were in the last confrontation with Kerrigor
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 guns
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