Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Seasparrow by Kristin Cashore

40 reviews

randomshai's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

clittleford3's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No

1.0

This book was utterly pointless. Every other book lends a deeper perspective on a character/time/location in the realm. This one does none of that. We learn nothing  new about Hava. No real plot development. It’s a pointless 150 chapters of nothing but forced action that clings on to the conflict of the last book. Disappointed in the way this series has progressed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Death of parent

emilycfox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia and War

Detailed animal abuse

gabbyeleene's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Death, Homophobia, and Rape

alyxbeau's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

I loved this on comparison to the 4th book. The love I have for this series has returned! I'm so glad we didn't have the same cast as before and instead we got to follow Hava!

I absolutely hated the loss of

Tulip the cat. I swear they would have had time to find them based on the description in the books and it broke my heart to read and wonder if they would show up in a lifeboat later, one Hava wasnt in. Blueberry also broke my heart.

I found Hope delightful and enjoyed how much she really provided to the people on this journey the essence of her name.

 This is certainly not going to be a book for everyone, a lot of it could be considered boring (it wasn't to me but if I see complaints I would understand why they were made) but I LOVED IT. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Loss of a limb (necessary amputation)

imds's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lizziaha's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

My main qualm with this book is that survival stories just aren’t really my thing. Luckily for me, there were other parts to this book. I particularly loved Hava’s relationships with Jacky, Linny, and Giddon. Something about the way that Hava is always expecting to be ignored or rejected and then someone (usually Giddon or Linny and sometimes Bitterblue) comes along and proves her wrong is so compelling. I love that even though there’s a broad cast of characters, each one feels distinct, and their personalities are complex, even if they don’t play a huge role in the book.  The blue foxes are such a wonderful addition to the story and the way the audiobook narrator voiced them just made them so adorable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, and Classism

dragongirl271's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

geekmom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

I continue to appreciate Cashore’s ability to thoughtfully explore trauma and let us see the various ways it can affect the characters in this world.

and since there doesn’t seem to be anything like therapy available to them, the next best thing is surely a telepathic fox, or two, or eight…!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Medical trauma

bri_morgan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Confinement, and Grief