Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

126 reviews

m_maria's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Miscarriage, and Cannibalism

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

thealmightykatt's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Grief, and Pregnancy

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

bronzel's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Animal death

booksandteatime's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

zippygirl11's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Miscarriage

amandaskye'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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Torture, and Dementia

cardaisy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

I'm a bit too in my feelings to properly review this but I loved it.

I cried when bone dog died and I cried when they brought him back, what a good boy

Amara Jasper did such a fantastic job narrating this, I specifically decided to listen to the audiobook instead of getting the ebook because of the sample, and it was an excellent decision

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Torture, and Death of parent

A side character discusses having passively suicidal thoughts/past attempts (putting himself in dangerous situations that should've killed him)