Reviews tagging 'War'

Das Mädchen und der Winterkönig by Katherine Arden

28 reviews

dijon_supply'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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Outing, and War

alexijai98's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I liked this less than the first book (mostly because Vasya made basically every bad decision possible) but I am still excited for the final book of the trilogy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

raptorq's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Slavery

chloebaboey's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and War

geminisoul's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

I cannot begin to describe how much I love this book. The author has created such depth in her characters and the world. I am honestly sad that I have finished the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kukazashi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Sexism, Violence, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and War

bookycnidaria's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Slavery and Kidnapping

mary_stormageddon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

I didn't enjoy this one as much as Bear and the Nightingale. However, I still liked it and am excited for book 2

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Slavery, Blood, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War

skelleybean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

olivia_piepmeier's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

Like the first book, this is a great winter read - so easy to fall into the world that's also in the midst of winter, and oddly comforting for the bitterness of winter to be relayed in what you're reading. I'm also rather impressed I didn't feel like I was missing anything having read the other book nearly a year ago. Folks that think "winter fairy tale in medieval Russia with some gender commentary" sounds good will dig it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent