Reviews tagging 'Death'

La princesse disparue by Tui T. Sutherland

11 reviews

okamihylia's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

The second entry into this series and for arc 1 also feels very average to me, it's the next book where I think the series really shines. But that's jumping ahead. I would say this book definitely starts out on the weaker side, but as it goes on it starts to improve. Special mention to the climax for being really well done (and as someone who loves a good murder mystery, which I did NOT expect from this series at all. Finding out 

Tsunami's older sister Orca, enchanted her statue to kill any future Seawing princess'

was something I did not see coming). The pacing feels a little weird in this one. We do get to explore the world of Pyrrhia more, which does work in the book's favor to me. Though some people may find this to be the "filler" book of the arc. I do like how Tsunami learns to move past her "It's my way, or the highway" attitude and impulsiveness in this book, I just wish her character development hadn't been erased in future books down the line. And this does play into my own rating of the book since Tsunami is my least favorite of the main group. Queen Coral is also frustrating to me as a character introduced here. For me, this was the weakest book of the first arc, but I don't dislike it at all.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Violence, and Death

Minor: Death of parent and Child death

lolajh's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Bless these damn dragons 🤭 Such a perfect plot with perfect characters, even though a lot of the main dragonets weren’t in like half the book. But the sea!!!! Riptide!!!! Anemone!!!! So many beautiful introductions and developments, especially Tsunami, who was definitely overdue for some development (if you start reading and think she’s a brat, just keep reading, she gets so much better). I am thoroughly loving this series so far, so excited to read Glory’s book immediately 😫

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Animal death, and Child death

Moderate: War and Death of parent

agatha_hopkins's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: War and Child death

some_froggish_lad's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

Aah, just like I remember it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Child death, Violence, War, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Death, Blood, and Classism

izzygyrl's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: War, Death of parent, Blood, Torture, Animal death, Abandonment, Death, and Adult/minor relationship

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Confinement, Grief, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Ableism, Emotional abuse, War, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping, Stalking, Torture, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Racism, Death of parent, Body horror, and Bullying

Minor: Colonisation and Abandonment

kristyderp's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

I really liked this one, maybe even more than the first book! It was a quick exciting read with plenty of twists and turns. I like the colorful descriptions of the setting and characters that the author uses, it makes it reading a sensory experience for me.
 There are a lot of characters, so keep them all straight in my mind, I made a list so I can keep track of who is who and what they look like.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Pregnancy, Blood, Child abuse, War, Child death, Death, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Confinement, Gaslighting, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Torture

ayhuz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Xenophobia, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Kidnapping, and Torture

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Child death

wolfiegrrrl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Lost Heir picks up where the first book left off and reveals a lot about the sociopolitical climate of the SeaWing kingdom, where Queen Coral literally controls the narrative.

After losing her friends' trust, Tsunami is propelled forward on a personal journey that calls into question her leadership skills and never quite forgets the fact that she is still conflicted about killing that feral SeaWing in Scarlet's arena. She likes feeling strong and intimidating, but she struggles to understand why her friends are scared of that strength when she is just trying to keep them safe in the only way she knows how (in a way that runs interestingly parallel to Kestrel). And after being held prisoner underground for her entire life so far, she had latched onto the childlike idea that being royalty (and a dragonet of prophecy) is a form of freedom where she gives the orders and everyone else follows without question - except now she may end up under the watchful talon of yet another overbearing guardian!

The story sets Tsunami up for a hard lesson about how leadership requires communication and teamwork, and how sometimes talking and really listening is more effective than intimidation tactics. After all, learning to be less impulsive and value working as a group are strengths in and of themselves! The burden of responsibility is much lighter when shared, especially when that burden is a prophecy that has been called into question yet again. This time, readers are prompted to wonder just how authentic this prophecy is when seemingly every party with an interest in upholding it appears to have ulterior motives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Death, Blood, Confinement, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, Classism, and Animal death

mxlewife's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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 live for shit like this!! the lost heir expands wonderfully on the last book with its new character voice and themes and worldbuilding (i could read CHAPTERS about aquatic it is such a fascinating base for a language). i think the way tui sutherland writes fits these books very well and i could tell there was a lot of love and care to the cast of characters, and it was executed in such a good way. tsunami's story is so heartbreaking and i couldn't help but root for her through the whole thing, and i loved the development she was given as a character and her relationships with queen coral and her family. overall i am so so psyched to start the next one and recommend this series to everyone !! ALSO DRAGONS 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Confinement

Moderate: Child death, War, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail