Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

213 reviews

imds's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War

m_egg_o's review against another edition

challenging dark informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, and Cannibalism

Minor: Animal death

lucas_warm's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Self harm, and Sexism

shaunaxx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Infertility, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

zoelufoel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

I saw this one girl on tiktok saying one should not pick up this book and should rather experience joy because this book series is literally gonna mess with one’s emotions and there are so many ”joyful“ books out there… 
Well I agree! This entire series ripped my heart, brain and soul apart and then tried to plaster the pieces back together. If you can’t stand frustration, hard-emotional-breakdowns as well as anger, disappointment and disgust all at once don’t pick up this series. If you can, I’ll gladly welcome you to this new chapter of your life. I promise you’ll be a different person after reading this! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and War

mlthomas_books's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

jackjcaseyv's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, and War

leaflit's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Just really not into this series personally. This one felt like it dragged on even more than the others I was just waiting for it to be over. So violent. This one had cannibalism too. Just march, fight, repeat. Bunch of characters died. Not really sure about the ending. Overall this book is not for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sierraclimbs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

4.0

I don’t even know what to say about this book… this entire story is so sad & challenging… I’m glad that I read it. But I’m not coming away from it wanting to recommend it to people. 
Rin is such a frustrating protagonist to follow… she makes very human mistakes & I think as a reader you are not always used to your protagonist making mistake after mistake. It makes the story feel very real & raw. But I’m also upset & frustrated. 

I so badly wanted these characters to have a happy ending… and I’m sure many people would interpret that they did… just after so much suffering, all I wanted was for Rin & Nezha to come back to each other in peace & love even if it was platonic… but it wouldn’t be realistic… a girl can hope though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Racism, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, and Murder

vibingandy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

i will never recover - the way their relationships culminated in the conclusion of the book was both incredibly beautiful and incredibly devastating …. no joy but it was life changing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Genocide, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship