Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Sabriel by Garth Nix

18 reviews

limiwh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Death of parent

Moderate: Slavery, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Animal death and Vomit

babudarabu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Slavery, and Alcohol

bearystarry's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Slavery

its_kievan's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

Yeah okay it's a debut YA novel so the prose isn't phenomenal but I love the magic system and the setting so damn much.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content

nonidude's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Animal death, Slavery, and Death of parent

skai's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Minor: Vomit

hannahr's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

bencaroline's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

This book disappointed me, to be honest! I read the series as a kid and remember really enjoying it but it didn't pull me in nearly as much as I expected or hoped.

This is one of many fantasy worlds in which bloodline is not only relevant but sacred, and can we be done with that bullshit please? And while we're at it let's abolish forced hetero romance that there's no established reason to care about, also present in this book.

That being said, I still appreciated the way this book explores death and its meaning and its fantasy possibilities, and while the heteronormativity is pretty major, this seems to be a world with very little gender bias or sexism. I'm looking forward to rereading the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Trafficking, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Torture, and Vomit