Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey

5 reviews

alexalily's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Death, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

zone_a3's review against another edition

adventurous 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 book is a political intrigue, erotica, epic fantasy.  In that order.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Trafficking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Abandonment

laura_mcloughlin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

One of my all-time favorite books! I have read this book a lot,  in fact it lives on my Kindle (along with the 3rd one in the series) in case I'm without a book to read (or not liking the book I'm reading).

Fair warning - it takes awhile for the Plot to get started. The first 40% of the book is world building. It is (mostly) interesting world building but you may (like me the first time I read it) start wondering when things will really get moving. But once the Plot starts it is hard to put down.

I would recommend these books to anyone who enjoys epic fantasy (especially those set in what is clearly our world, with just a few tweak). Phedre is an amazing heroine and Jacqueline Carey is an auto-read for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape

leopardteeth's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

100_pages_hr's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

2.0

I don't usually read fantasy, but this was recommended by someone I trust... No regrets reading it because it is good to read outside my comfort zone... But I still don't love fantasy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Death and Death of parent

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