Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Drowning Faith by R.F. Kuang

6 reviews

peggy_racham's review against another edition

4.75

Ufff, to be this affected by 15 pages. The last book will defenetly kill me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Genocide, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Torture, and War

rnbhargava's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

These Nezha narrated shorts placed in key moments between Rin & Nezha are kind of heartwarming and heartbreaking simultaneously. We know she’s feeling so much for him. We know what he feels obligated by family and greater politics to do to her. I kind of wish each of these could have been interspersed throughout where they happen in the novels

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, War, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Kidnapping

We basically get snippets of what Nezha was thinking in key moments throughout the books. It’s easy to paint him as a traitorous friend, son of an over ambitious Father who wants to rule the country. However, this short 15 page piece shows he was torn. I’m glad I read this

gumiho0712's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, Emotional abuse, and Grief

doodeedoda's review

dark emotional sad

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, War, and Violence

Moderate: Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Grief, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cursing, Death, and Kidnapping

hayleyvem's review

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War

Moderate: Death, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcohol and Forced institutionalization

ghulsona's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

A brief but good look into Nezha's thoughts. I enjoyed the writing style and prose as always. However, I thought this would cover his perspective of the third book and answer some of the questions I had from there, like how did he suddenly gain control of his powers or his relations with the Hesperians, so I was a bit disappointed that this was more of a prequel to those questions instead of the answers :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Grief