Reviews tagging 'Grief'

A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft

14 reviews

annie45's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Cursing, Genocide, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Grief, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

moominquartz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Xenophobia

Minor: Homophobia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

callistag1's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Xenophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, and Grief

Minor: Biphobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

maresuju's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Xenophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Grief, Death of parent, and War

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.5

This book really surprised me with how great it is, because I have not heard anyone talking about it. It is Bridgerton with a little bit of magic. Niamh is a seamstress who is able to magically embed feelings into her embroidery, making her designs not only gorgeous but breathtaking. She has been hired to create the wedding looks for the youngest prince and his soon to be wife. Years ago her people were taken over and they suffer to this day of poverty and racism, so not everyone is happy that she was brought to the palace for this esteemed job. The first time she meets the prince to discuss his wedding attire he is rude and does not seem interested at all. But maybe that is just because he has grown used to feeling empty and she makes him feel more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Moderate: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kirstenf's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, and Colonisation

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and War

scarlett_f's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

2.5

Most unusual, disjointed romance I think I've read. Whiney, repetitive protagonist. Boringly clumsy. Skip this for a better read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

becca_w_'s review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Chronic illness, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, and Abandonment

jelkebooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

I received a galley of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a great read. I was just immediately pulled into this fantasy world. It felt very fairytale like, and I really liked the magic system. I thought it was so interesting, especially how it is tied to a craft at times, like with our main character. I thought it was quite different from anything I've read before, and I just thought it was incredibly interesting. I also liked how this book didn't really overexplain it. The magic just existed in this world, and I quite liked how that was done.
I also thought the plot was really well crafted. It is a more generic YA fantasy plot but I do think it was executed really well. The main focus of the book is the romance, and not the political intrigue, but I do like how it was incorperated into the story, and it felt very natural and real.
Of course, my favourite thing about this book was the romance. It was incredibly well developed. I loved seeing them slowly opening up to each other. They had a lot of really fun, light moments, but they also had a lot of really emotional moments where they get to open up to each other. I also really love how both of them put in such an effort to make sure the other person betters their life, even if it doesn't include themselves. I know, that might not make a whole lot of sense but I'm trying to phrase things without spoilers.
With the romance developement came also a lot of character developement. That's another element of this book I really enjoyed. I do wish it wasn't as closely tied into the romance. I just preffer it when character's want to change because they aren't happy with their lives, not just because the love interest alone sees they are not happy with their lives. Again, I do not know if that makes sense, but I hope you understand my point. However, I do really like the character growth both our main character and her love interest go through throughout this book. I really thought the characters were incredibly interesting and I loved learning more of that throughout the book. So yeah, I wasn't absolutely in love with this book but I did really, really enjoy it, and I highly recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Minor: Homophobia

briannad4's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Death of parent, and War