Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

32 reviews

barocap001's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, and Murder

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War

balluna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

Words can't describe how much I love this book.

And there are so many plottwists, holy

The ending is absolutely stunning and HAS to be one of my favourite endings ever

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Abortion, and War

lizzye33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Excrement, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Abortion, and War

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.5

By far one of the better y/a fantasy novels I’ve read this year. The politics are interesting, I enjoy the power play strategized by Jude and I’ve enjoyed the journey it took to get there. I cannot forgive Locke or Taryn however. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Slavery, and Grief

madmadsparkle'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Suicide

zoeelora's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

ali_debookness's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and War

egurgens's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

Honestly, I’ve been looking for a book with a great villain arc, and I found one! Instead of seeing a hero fight against their worst impulses, Jude embraces them. Sure, Cardan is cruel, but so is her adoptive father, in a way, and so is the society she finds herself in. There are two possible paths Jude could have taken to survive with the Faerie, she just chose the opposite path of her sister, Taryn. 

There are so many political twists, so much betrayal, blood, gore, spies, magic, bullying, and violence, but it is so so so good. 100% recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, and Classism

mercyiscurrentlyreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol