Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Skandar et le vol de la licorne by A.F. Steadman

4 reviews

xvicesx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional relaxing 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? It's complicated

3.75

A nice book, and a great start for a new middle grade series. But I did lose my patience with it a little bit towards the end. 

Regardless, Skandar makes a very Harry Potter like hero - a shy, browbeaten child in his original life who gets the room to grow and be themselves in the world of magic. The collection of supporting characters was equally lovely, each standing out as individuals, with their own baggage and hardship. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death of parent, and Abandonment

dandelionsteph's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Minor: Genocide, Excrement, and Abandonment

Almost all the wielders of the

element of spirit

were all killed when the

element of spirit

was made illegal, although this isn't a "genocide" in the conventional sense, since they're simply people who have a natural affinity for a rare and exclusive kind of magic, and otherwise have nothing in common. As this was "off-screen", not elaborated upon, and not mentioned much, I'm counting it as minor.

thepurplepixel'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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide and Murder

This book is what you get if you take Hogwarts, Team Rocket, Avatar the Last Air Bender, and zombie unicorns and blend until combined. While the first two chapters were slow, I found I couldn’t put it down after that. There are so many plot twists and such rich character development. With the promise of more to, Skandar and the Unicorn Thief has earned a permanent spot in my classroom library. This book, while featuring a character that has on-screen panic attacks, bigotry, imperfect parents, a close look at grief, and some death/injury, none of it is excessive. This book is appropriate for anyone in middle school.

tiannakelly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, and Abandonment