Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

112 reviews

shavanners's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Child death

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

4.5

Sometimes too descriptive but this was mostly only in the beginning to set the background, introduce everyone, etc. That made it hard to get into the story but finally around 65 pages I was intrigued!

Who is this stranger? What does he want with Vasya? I was hooked and didn’t want to put the book down! I loved the folklore and “spirits” throughout the story. It was very atmospheric and tense! The characters were confusing at first and it would’ve helped to have a guide to everyone’s names and their nicknames to keep track. I got used to it after awhile luckily!

Overall an exciting and interesting tale 😍 I can’t wait to continue the series and see what happens with the characters! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault, Grief, and Religious bigotry

monicatm'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

colorcrystals's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty and Fire/Fire injury

mary_stormageddon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

I really, really enjoyed this book! What a gorgeous tale! I can't wait to read book 2!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

chloebaboey's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal cruelty

jessversteeg's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Fascinating look at how Orthodox Christian faith might have intersected with medieval Russian pagan beliefs

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Vomit

ninariella's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Sexual harassment

melstephens's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Death of parent