Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

38 reviews

sophiesometimesreads's review against another edition

adventurous reflective 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? Yes

4.25

This was less plot driven and more character driven than Priory. Some storylines took me longer to get into than others. I was particulalry involved in Dumai's storyline, I thought it was the strongest of them all, but I did fall in love with all the characters by the end. I think this is definitely something to read alongside Priory, as it explains the origins to a lot of that action, and may feel a little empty or leave you wanting a bit more in terms of the resolution of you haven't or don't read Priory. Overall, I really enjoyed it but I think Priory was my favourite of the two.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.75

It is very easy to lose the plot while listening since there is so much going on. But each narrator did a good job. I wasn't fond of how the last hour or so was just an interview. It was nice but it was also something I would've rather searched for.
I did adore how one of the characters was in their 30's. We need more 30-80 year old characters in fiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide

The adult/minor relationship is an unconsummated marriage.

shlymiller's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Suicide, Violence, and Blood

the_reading_wren's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Wow, what a story! Darker and more brutal than Priory, but beautiful and wise as well. A great foundation for the Roots of Chaos series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Confinement, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Medical content, Cannibalism, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, and Classism

ssellwood's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

A book with epic scope and queer love stories, this was an emotional and breathtaking read. Spanning multiple regions each filled with well developed faiths and landscapes, Shannon weaves a story of the trials and joys of feminine power. She discusses the highs and lows of motherhood while exploring both young and mature queer relationships. I will say that the pace is quite changeable, but only due to the twists which keep the 800+ pages engaging. Would recommend to anyone looking for beautiful dragons and queer love with poetic, descriptive prose that reminds me of the Song of Achilles at times.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Miscarriage

meganpbell's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

A glorious, epic, feminist, fantasy masterpiece !!! This prequel to The Priory of the Orange Tree had me acting out scenes and saying lines out loud, it was that beautiful, badass, and moving.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore, Medical content, and Grief

good_names_dont_exist's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide

georgialee01's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful tense slow-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: Blood and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Suicide and Cannibalism

queerreaderchaos's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Blood, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Suicide, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Torture

maddiemooney's review

adventurous challenging inspiring tense slow-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

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic