Reviews tagging 'Death'

Pfad der Wölfe by Patricia Briggs

10 reviews

msbookishcompagnons's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

4.75

smut level: as always, fade to black / closed door
warning: talk about rape / attempted rape, mind control, mention of incest, flashback to abuse

I do love it when we get insight into Bran - his emotions & his thoughts.
And Coyote is just the best. Weirdly (un)helpful but still the best.

Honestly I don't quite know what to say with these books. They are all great. I have yet to read a book by Patricia Briggs that I don't like.
But seriously...the last chapter / epilogue? It broke me. One single page and I cried.

 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Rape

else's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage and Trafficking

Minor: Torture and Suicide attempt

lectora21's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, and Death of parent

capricornucopia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, and Trafficking

vexbatch's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

A little slow to start, but once the plot picks up, I had a hard time putting it down. Love the way Briggs handles magic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, and Dementia

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

notably_bookish's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Grief

craftyhilary's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I fear this may be the end of my Patricia Briggs phase. The last several books (both about Mercy and about Anna and Charles) have been progressively weaker. The plots are sluggish and the prose is flabby. I have a long history with these characters, but they seem to become less well-defined with each story. This one in particular bothered me, because

it felt like a cheap and not very believable strategy to make Anna’s prior abuse a major plot point yet again. To then add on a whole rape/forced impregnation plot line was exceptionally gross. Oh, and a child trafficking plot line, which I completely forgot about till after I read other people’s content warnings.

. The other big issue for me was Leah. She has been presented as such a cold, unreadable, and irredeemably crummy person for the entire series, so I was not in any way prepared to view her sympathetically. That took a lot of the bite out of the book (not intended as a werewolf pun). I apparently completely forgot

that something bad happened with Sage and now she’s dead

. I’m still not sure why that was brought up, though, since it wasn’t essential to the plot. I’m sad, because I’ve loved this universe and I’ll miss these characters, but they are just no longer who they once were, and maybe it’s time for me to let them go. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, and Trafficking

Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage, and Rape

kiaira'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Death, Gore, and Kidnapping

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Torture, Dementia, and Trafficking

ris's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Rape, Blood, and Abortion

chessakat's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

I do love some Anna and Charles! I really enjoyed this entry in the Alpha & Omega series. We get some backstory into Leah, Bran's prickly and unpleasant mate who has been barely tolerated by anyone in either the A&O or Mercy Thompson series. I'm not sure if I totally buy the redemptive arc of Bran and Leah's relationship, but getting her backstory was interesting but YO super traumatic. Like, CW for many, many things (I included them here in the CWs). The Big Bad in this one was extremely mysterious and extremely creepy, and the featuring of music as weapon was chilling. 

Did I cry during the epilogue??? MAYBE. Can't WAIT to see what comes next in the series! 👀

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Kidnapping, and Grief