Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Misrule by Heather Walter

9 reviews

jasmindragon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

Such a good book, but weird how they skip over multiple centuries like it's nothing? I expected more of the lovers from the first book and was disappointed. Amazing world-building, betrayal from left and right, angsty lesbians with tension in the royal court, what more could you want.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

WHY MAKE THE ENTIRE ENDING ABOUT "LOVE SAVES THE WAR" AND THE ONES BEING IN LOVE NOT EVEN BEING TOGETHER AFTER CENTURIES OF YEARNING FOR EACH OTHER, VI I AM SO COMING AFTER YOU AFTER YOU RECOMMENDING THIS TO ME KNOWING THE ENDING, ITS BULLSHIT. THE FUCKING KISS THEY SHARED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOOK THAT AURORA INIATED, ONLY JUST FOR HER TO BACK OFF AND SAYING "ITS TOO MUCH", GIRL, YOU STARTED IT!?@? INFURIATINGG AND ALYCE NOT BEING ABLE TO SAY "I LOVE YOU" FOR THE ENTIRITY OF THE BOOK WHILE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO WAKE HER UP FOR A CENTURY LONG IS ALSO, MIS-FKING-CALCULATION, I KNOW THE ALYCE FROM THE PREVIOUS BOOK WOULD HAVE SERENADED HER ON HER KNEES WITH WHATEVER AURORA WISHES TO HEAR. good book tho

mirandyli's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

THIS BOOK WAS SO MESSY! The plot of the second book was so much worse than the first one. The first book had great world building, which is expanded on in the second book. But

the main character is hopelessly and problematically in love with her oppressor. It’s a whole mess. There are so many plot twists that will make you so frustrated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, and Classism

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Slavery, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Torture, and Death of parent

frantically's review

2.0

I was really disappointed by this; it seems Walter can't put together a reasonable plot without a fairytale as base. Aurora & Alyce lose all sympathetic traits they once had, their forceful fluffy moments can only exist because of all the hurt they bring upon other people. Alyce is a horrible ruler who only cares for her own interests and it's a wonder the court survived this long with her as its mistress. Also, two

100 years time skips

?? Really?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Racism and War

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Death of parent

booksthatburn's review against another edition

The first one wasn't really my thing, and I think I don't like "will they get back together" plots where their original romance was brief and one person truly became awful in the meantime. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Self harm

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

maya_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Child death

lauraeerika's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

heather is so evil for this what the actually fuck

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Child death

victoriousbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

I was obsessed with Malice at the beginning of the month and let me tell you, the second book in this duology was just as amazing.

The prologue picks up a year after the events of the first book, then jumps to 100 years later where so much has changed. The Dark Court now rules the land that used to be Briar and Alyce’s journey is not over yet. 

This is one of those stories that will stay with me for a very long time, living rent free in my brain and heart. I loved these books with my entire heart and felt every emotion. 

I highly recommend you read this book if you like:

Fairytale retellings 

Sapphic fantasy 

Dragons, Fae, and Magic

Coming of age/self discovery

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Gore and Slavery

Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Death of parent

schnaucl's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

I liked it.

I was so glad Heather Walter didn't have Aurora and Alyce immediate resume their relationship.  There needed to be real consequences for everything that happened at the end of Malice.  Even if Aurora could somehow get past the murder of almost everyone she knew and the destruction of her home, Alyce leaving her sleeping for 100 years when she knew she could be could wake with a single kiss from someone else is unbelievably selfish and cruel.  (And would also ensure in the normal course of things that everyone Aurora knew probably would have died of old age).

I like that they had to rebuild trust and that they also had to spend time apart and figure out who they were before they could think about maybe trying to be together again.

I'm also glad Callow lived!

I'd really like to see more books from this author.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Grief, and Death of parent