Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Das Lied des Blutes by Sara Riffel, Hannes Riffel, Anthony Ryan

2 reviews

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

An absolute banger. Medieval fantasy done right. I'm so psyched that Anthony Ryan has a big backlist for me to dive into.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, and Torture

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, and Death of parent

lady_moon's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

Reread, 2022: I totally missed this when I read this book years ago but there's a gay character here!! Not of crucial importance, true, but definitely subtly present 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury