Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Ledge by Stacey McEwan

24 reviews

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lycheeteareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

meat_muffin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I loved this. Absolutely loved it. Blasted through, sad it’s over, am D Y I N G that the next one won’t be out for months - and on that cliffhanger?! How very dare (but I still adore you, Stacey!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

marisabenn'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

UMMM THAT ENDING?! EXCUSE ME?! 

It took about 30-50 pages to really get into this story. There is a lot of world building, and I had to reread a couple times to really get a grasp. Ultimately, I think the author did a great job. Especially with a debut novel!

I can't wait to get my hands on book two in September. AND THE CLIFFHANGER BETTER HAVE A DIFFERENT OUTCOME OR I WILL RIOT!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent

jayremps's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement

jackiepreston's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

shannanigans92's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death and Sexual harassment

that_awkwardbook's review against another edition

adventurous 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 and Vomit

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

amre23's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Genocide, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, Torture, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

nobeliumreads's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

3.0

In the Ledge, Dawsyn fights to survive the merciless cold and hopes to avoid the Glacians, a race of half-winged creatures that give the people rations in exchange for sacrifices every year. This year however, Dawsyn is chosen; desperate to escape, she finds an unlikely ally in half-Glacian Ryon and together they traverse into the world below the mountains. But that world might not be so forgiving either, and with the Glacians on their trail, Dawsyn must continue to fight. 

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A book that intrigued me with its premise but ultimately left me disappointed. I couldn’t quite pinpoint why, but the book felt like a struggle to get through despite its short chapters. The setting was interesting, but I found that it didn’t feel rich or even ‘big’ because it was as though Dawsyn and Ryon were getting from one end of the continent to the other in the span of a day. I thought the Ledge itself was more interesting than the rest of Terrsaw, which was unfortunate since we spent the least amount of time in the Ledge. 

As for the characters, I unfortunately did not feel attachment to any of them; Dawsyn was fun and I loved her unbridled anger but at the end of the novel I didn’t really catch any character development or any depth to her other than her being an unforgiving, angry ax-wielder. Ryon was fine, but likewise, I didn’t have any major feelings for him or any of the side characters either (except maybe some curiosity about Baltisse). I’m sure they’ll play a bigger role in the sequel but they had little impact here. 

Speaking of, the book left on a major cliffhanger though which had me reeling, but it’s a question of whether I’m going to remember this by the time the next one comes out next year.

Although, in all honesty I don’t think Ryon is dead, or at least going to stay dead.

There was some clear set up for the next book and I think I can see where this is going, which does excite me but again, I’m not sure whether I’ll keep reading. 

Overall, not entirely bad but not good either. I can definitely see why fantasy-romance enjoyers may like this, but it was personally very mediocre and apart from the ending, it just didn’t provoke any big feelings or emotions for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, and Blood

Minor: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Alcohol