Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith

10 reviews

nclausel25's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

lady_smith's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

Original premise and compelling characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Suicide, and Blood

All of the human characters in this book are dead. There are numerous battle/fight situations where characters are injured. Claire

magics away the soul of the

previous librarian, which isn’t technically murder but is akin to it. Leto recovers some memories from when he was alive, which included

bullying and detailed descriptions of suicide.

leafhead's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective tense 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

4.5

A love letter to those who write. Beautiful story with lovable characters. The only reason it did not get five stars is that the story is kind of all over the place with themes. Kind of like the author threw in everything cool they could think of. It's a lot of fun, but it's a lot. At times I found myself wishing it had a tiny bit more focus on just one character/theme.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Bullying and Panic attacks/disorders

iris_lrf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.75

This is probably at least the fifth time I've read this book, and every time has been a delight from start to finish. Hackwith's beautiful style and well-rounded characters create an emotional roller coaster of love, heartbreak, redemption and family. Even with only two actual humans, all of the protagonists feel uniquely human in their own distinct ways, and it's impossible not to fall in love with the cranky old librarian or her anxious upstart assistants. 

Like any good story about stories, The Library of the Unwritten plays with the concept of the roles we play, both by choice and by force, and what happens when those roles no longer suit us. Villains become heroes, sidekicks become leaders, guardians become caretakers. The stories we tell change, and those we lock away are brought back into the light. 

It's not without its flaws, but what book isn't? Sure, there's some plot armour moments, but surely they're counteracted by

Leto literally being unmade or Hero getting frequently beaten within an inch of his life

. Sure, the ending is a little lacking, but with two more books to go, it isn't really the ending, is it?

I recently got the rest of the trilogy and I'm excited to see where the story goes from here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Self harm, Kidnapping, and War

margaret_k30's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying, Mental illness, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

atamano's review against another edition

adventurous 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

3.25

The plot of this book is really interesting, and I'm really not sure why I didn't find it engaging. I hope lots of other people like this because I think it's well done! I maybe just couldn't get into the world-building?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Classism

Minor: Religious bigotry

bookcaptivated's review

adventurous dark funny tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicide

Minor: Misogyny and Sexism

angelbabe_cj's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Suicide

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

cheye13's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring tense slow-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

This was... a breath of fresh air. It felt familiar and predictable, yet unique and riveting. Like I was on solid ground because I knew what would happen, but was also on a carnival ride because I didn't know how it would happen. It's one of those books that is hard to explain because there's not a lot else like it.

In a similar vein, I love that this is a series but can stand on its own. I get the satisfaction of a complete narrative with the opportunity of revisiting the world and characters some time in the future. I'm looking forward to that.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Suicide does not occur, but an earlier one is discussed.