Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Abhorsen by Garth Nix

7 reviews

jjohnson265's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Death and Animal death

mads_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Animal death

Moderate: Death of parent and Slavery

kanadrallegria's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

Spoiler

Disreputable Dog

might be my favorite character in the series, so far. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and War

Minor: Gun violence, Animal death, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual harassment

rriverr's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

i ADORED this book so much that i rated a book for the first time on this app 😭 however the cast is. not diverse. and i’m questioning the description of the clayr as dark-skinned and blond….seems strange to me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Murder, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Death of parent, and Grief

limiwh's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Child death, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

martharosen's review

adventurous mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Violence and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Death of parent

luckykosmos's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.25

A good capstone on the trilogy. My main complaint is that the ending felt rushed - the action, from

Spoiler

facing Hedge to the showdown with Orannis

felt extremely quick, with too many reveals that did not all have enough time for emotional impact. Otherwise, I'm gladly returning to this world again.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Death of parent