Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent

91 reviews

lemontea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Omgggg I loved this so so so much! Need me a novella or short story of daddy Vincent 😭😭😭 I loooved the conclusion and healthy development of Oraya & Raihn as individuals and partners. Can’t wait for Mische’s story💕

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Blood

Minor: Death of parent

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

I enjoyed book 1 more. This one felt like it was dragging a bit for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Blood, and Death of parent

emilygibbs's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Sexual content

chasinggrace's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

4.25

A story, above all, about grief. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

selestre's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

tabea_a's review against another edition

DNF at 25% 🙃 

I‘m so boredddd,  I don‘t care about the characters or the plot at all and everything is so bland 😭 

So sad about this since I enjoyed the first one but I truly can‘t and don‘t want to force myself through this any longer! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery and Death of parent

mbutera0825'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Solid second book in the series. Still loving the characters. Thought the multiple POVs was done well. The ending did drag on a little bit, but that's okay. Devastated to learn the next book isn't coming out until November. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Death of parent

Minor: Slavery

coveredinivy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Confinement, and Fire/Fire injury

mayareads4fun's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I did enjoy this book, I was curious to see how everything was going to unfold. However, the first book gripped me immediately while I had to work a little harder to get fully invested in this one. 

I like how the emotional arc is resolved but the actual plot seems to be open, which gives opportunity for the series to continue (which it will).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol