Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

112 reviews

sangsmiles's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder

rosalindwulf's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

Fantastic book. I started reading it to my baby as a bedtime story (she is not old enough to mind the darker plot points) but it was so good that I stopped reading it out loud and just devoured it. Amazing characters. The best kind of humour and tone. There’s a top notch dog. Amazing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Violence, and Pregnancy

Animal death:

a dog dies but gets better

hrh_victoria's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

This is such a fast and absorbing read. I love how the author blends fairy tale elements to make a new original story. This book feels like a grown-up version of the princess stories I loved as a child (books by Gail Carson Levine & Shannon Hale), and it will stick with me for some time to come.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Cannibalism

emfass's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted 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

4.0

Read for a book club, and was so happy to get sucked in to the story when reading has been hard for me this year. The side characters were the best part, along with Kingfisher's penchant for exploring the mundane everyday parts of life in her fantasy stories.

Audiobook was GREAT, Amara Jasper did a fantastic job.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and Cannibalism

dreadspawn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Cannibalism

tundrastrider's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death, Infertility, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, and Classism

thecandiegirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Minor: Torture, Grief, and Pregnancy

raichoreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

4.0

While it took me a while to get into the groove of this book and its main character’s voice, I found this to be a very satisfying listen. The darkly cozy vibes I’d heard about were enjoyable, as was the rather classic hero’s journey structure. I appreciated the illustration of how cyclical abuse can be and the experience of this under patriarchy. Wanted it to go a lil deeper and explain itself a lil less, but didn’t ruin it! Overall, an enjoyable journey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

I really enjoyed the characters and plot of this one. I liked how a pretty vague/generic fantasy world somehow managed to be pretty complex and easy to imagine. It doesn't score higher because sometimes I had to reread paragraphs because certain sentences were worded in a confusing manner 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

sas_lk's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

A dark fairytale. It didn't grab my attention at first, but the more I kept reading, the more I found myself caring about the characters; they have somehow found a way into my heart and I want to continue following them, especially the two old women. A solid 4 star.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Miscarriage

Moderate: Violence and Murder