Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Bez srdce by Marissa Meyer

66 reviews

writer_egreene's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

t_rich15's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Beautiful, beautiful story that broke my heart at the end. If I ever read Alice in wonderland again, I am on this queen’s side - 100% - because this whole book had be fuming at everyone except the main character & love interest. (Maybe Hatta slowly became a favourite too) but excellent book!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Grief

Moderate: Kidnapping and Murder

Minor: Body shaming and Sexism

klandry98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Kidnapping

fangulaura's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Violence, Grief, and Murder

chrysanthxmum's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, and Mental illness

Minor: War

mlk4562c's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book so much I managed to read it in only two days. By far the quickest read I’ve had. I didn’t realize that this book was the backstory of the Queen of Hearts. I loved this book but I cried so much. The connection of the painting of all the white roses in the movie is heart wrenching now I know the reason. I would totally read this book again and would most definitely cry again. This book was a lot like “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” where you are routing for the character and are let down. If you are prepared to have your heart broken this is the best book I’ve read for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Blood

spiderdrac's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? No

3.75

Slow start, felt rushed but the ending was nice. I got a little confused on some aspects towards the middle. It felt like they were throwing things at the reader and moving on to the next thing quickly. I wish the book was longer to better develop the world or the relationship between Cath and Jest and bit more and understand the universe they live in. Caths ending was amazing ngl, we love to see a badass women get revenge--i just wish there was more murder. Overall a solid book, but I wouldn't want to read it again nor would I recommend buying it, rent from a library or friend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

niki258devil_angel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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? N/A

5.0

One of the best works I have ever read. The author did an amazing job with the characters and the plot. I have laught, fallen in love and cried. It's a book than shows you that villains aren't born,  they're made... And when you think you have figured out the rest of the story, the next chapter will proof you wrong. I hope that everybody has as great time reading it as I did.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, and Murder

berta_vagner's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Violence

pich's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

My only complaint

is I think I would’ve liked the book a tinge better had it been written with a more ‘mature’ style, really getting into the madness of Alice in Wonderland.

But with that said, I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming and Blood