Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Garber

14 reviews

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Gaslighting, and Sexual content

kate_den_herder's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

I really wanted to like this series. I was sure there would be a clever loophole to break the curse and I would eventually like the main love interest (ok he kinda got me in this book). I was enjoying this one more than the previous two because we got multiple POVs and understood the main characters’ motives more. Yes, I was annoyed that several important characters from the last two were barely mentioned, but I was willing to look past it for a bit, hoping they would come back later. They didn’t. (One did briefly but I’m still miffed). This book did not feel like an ending. It was a romance first and foremost, neglecting the plot.

and in the end Evangeline breaks jacks’s curse with her sheer will/love? I don’t get it. I don’t understand how it can be true love’s magical kiss while jacks is still a fate and no one thought the curse could be broken at all.

I’m assuming the stories aren’t wrapped up because, as the epilogue says, there are more stories to be told in the Magnificent North. I just wish this story felt complete.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Suicide, and Self harm

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Kidnapping, Child death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

booktechnerd's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This started out better than it ended. The ending sort of fell flat for me and felt so rushed and a bit anti-climactic. Actually, the whole book felt rushed, if I'm being completely honest. I needed more and while I'm excited for another book in the Caraval world, I'm a little disappointed by this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death and Death

Minor: Cursing, Torture, and Death of parent

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pregnancy, War, Death of parent, Torture, Terminal illness, Vomit, Suicide, and Infidelity

tays_books's review

adventurous hopeful 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, and Infidelity

Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Alcohol, Self harm, and Torture

taryn_g's review

adventurous hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Grief and Death of parent

emilia_thereader's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, and Transphobia

kinskinn's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, and Animal death

dianaschmidty's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Torture