Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

87 reviews

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

jaimc's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Grief

Minor: Confinement, Rape, Sexual violence, and Medical content

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

marvelous_mint's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book has greats characters, dark humour and an excellent story, all wrapped up in fantastic gothic prose.

If your looking for a modern fairytale with a classic edge and really satisfying ending, then I'd definitely recommend that you give this book a try. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Dementia, Grief, Cannibalism, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

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

hanz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

rosyapple's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

nice imagery. starts out more fairytale horror but does get funnier in that cozy fantasy way

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Dementia, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

thewillowwood's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

This was such a fun read! Got through it in one sitting. I will definitely be reading this author’s other books. The characters were fun and the universe was so cool. The writing was great.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

justmys's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Rich with loveable characters, great pacing and a gripping story.
A dark and refreshing fairy tale.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Slavery, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy