Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

77 reviews

gandalf_a's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Self harm, Slavery, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War

anamustacho's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, and Alcohol

karlin0336's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

This used to be my least favorite out of all the books in the Harry Potter series.  That's definitely not the case anymore (I'll give my new ranking for the series once I finish the final book).  The Voldemort backstory stuff (which I found rather boring before) is SO GOOD now.  The ending is extremely emotional and leaves you excited to read the seventh novel.  Just one more to go!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Slavery, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

rivstew's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.5

A brilliant part of the story. Exciting, magical, fun, emotional and light vs dark.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

linnylionheart's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

toriholzwarth44'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Ahhh well this one really sets up everything for the final book. I forgot how much backstory on Voldemort we get in this book which makes him a more interesting character. I love the concept of a pensieve. The Half-Blood Prince storyline is so iconic ones the reveal happens and further complicates Harry's feelings. So sad

Dumbledore

dies even though I knew it was coming, and I didn't remember it happening so quickly after he and Harry get back from the lake. Also, I'm upset that movie Ginny is so pointless because book her is amazing and her quips in this book are sooo good! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Torture, Blood, and Murder

uselesspirateraven's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Body horror, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

moreta1's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

simply_stvrlight's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Death, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Torture, Violence, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

lisettemarie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail