Reviews tagging 'Death'

Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco

50 reviews

whatkireads's review

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.75

This was pretty amazing to read! I love the polyamorous coupling in this and the way both Zidan and Xiaodan made sure to always keep Remy comfortable and never do anything he didn't want to, and I couldn't stop laughing at how hilarious and out of pocket both Remy and Xiaodan are, where they just start swearing in the middle of battle (the cào ni má made me LAUGH SO HARD) It's like these two are rabid chihuahuas and Zidan is the tired owner holding them on a leash. I also adored the duality of Zidan, him appearing calm and stoic but is actually more passionate than Xiaodan in terms of his feelings towards Remy, I just love these three so so much.

My only qualm with this book was that the second half of the book, where they

return to Elouve was pretty redundant? I dont understand why they went back and the reason why the Night Court attempts to attack the kingdom, and the sudden twist in mood between Zidan, Xiaodan and Remy. It makes sense plotwise but was there a need for it? I dont feel too inclined to read the second book because of it

and also, Remy's

father is REAL FUCKED UP like what??? Hes giving me whiplash from praising his son to insulting him and then using his blood ?? Like what is literally going on here just die already arent you a crusty old man at this point why you wanna live so badly

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

bibliosaurier's review against another edition

5.0

[new favourite]

This is exactly my kind of book. Adult high fantasy with a complex plot (including fantasy politics!!) and world building, loveable, well developed characters, and some queer (!) romance. 

I especially loved how none of these elements felt forced or unnecessary! Each was given its room in the book, without another coming short. 

Remy, the MC, is so precious. Then his developing relationship with Xiaodan and Malekh! Their dynamic is so nice, and Malekh especially is such an interesting character, he’s my love (though who am I kidding, they all are, the rest of their found family, too!). I loved watching them slowly learn to understand one another on such a deep level, it's soo sigh, queers 

They didn't make it a shameful thing to be sexually intimate with each other, either! It's all very healthy and consensual (and hot, two of them a vampires!! (none of it is actually all that explicit but please still take this being an adult book seriously))

Then there are the topics of love and respect. Remy learning that he's worthy of love. One of my favourite tropes in media.

And I should probably mention that the vibes are immaculate as well. So is the magic/ science system (fantasy world building!)


I’m trying to hold back my rambles here, I meant to make this short, but oh well, here I am. 

Mainly, what I’m trying to say is, if you like fantasy politics, and vampires, and fight scenes, and found family, and poly romance, and queer joy, give this book a chance! You won't regret it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Domestic abuse

trying_ceratops's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful fast-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

Loved this book! Definitely a romantasy book but the plot was what really drove the book, while the romance was also an integral part to how the story moved forward. I’m giving it 4 🌶️ for spice still as the scenes are very detailed but not the majority of the book. 

The lgbtq+ representation was well done, especially as one character discovers part of themself in that community. 

The story has political intrigue but there’s a ton of action to balance that out. There are lots of twists and foreshadowing that you don’t see coming until revealed. 

The best part was how the author handled situations that are often tropes. I would expect a scene to go one direction because of that but the writing would handle it in a way that shows the characters maturing and opening up to each other. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, War, and Classism

lyraparledor's review

Couldn't suspend disbelief. The fight descriptions would have worked for me with an anime or a video game, but in a book they felt just too farfetched and wonky for my tastes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Violence

ahtoasty's review

adventurous funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Minor: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

sample_text's review

dark mysterious tense 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

i loved readong this book, i found myself not wanting to put it down. However, i wish we saw more of the development of remy's feelings, and the relationship between him and xiaodan, and especially between him and zidan

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gaslighting

kaylamullarkey's review

3.5

Remy was hilarious.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

casey05's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol

books_005's review

adventurous challenging 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

heidi_grey's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Gore, and Violence