Reviews tagging 'Grief'

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

14 reviews

bexi's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

Not without its flaws, but compulsively readable (or listenable, in my case). And I do not appreciate that cliffhanger, Miss Mafi 😖

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Fatphobia

zoe_archambault's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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

4.0

honestly really enjoyed it. my first dive into ya romantasy for the citadel book club and i had a blast. though the last chapter or 2 really felt like every fantasy element not previously canon was kinda thrown in there to make the stakes higher. also i absolutely hate a cliff hanger so that was a bummer. i already wanted to continue the series, dont do me like that. it just makes me leave the book with a bitter taste in my mouth smh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

Minor: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

puddleshoes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

_rowantree_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• 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: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and War

gingerbooknerd3's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

hannahbailey's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Stylistically, I thought this was written really well and the concept was very interesting. But my god, was this long-winded. I kept reading because I thought that at any moment we'd get to the point...we didn't get there until the final pages -- more fool me 😭

There was so much potential here but we spend too long in the main characters' heads, rather than in their world. I don't mind internal dialogue but both MCs' thoughts were repetitive and confusing in the sense that their decision-making skills seemed to be lacking. The prince was so whiny and passive whilst the FMC lacked personality, I wanted to root for them but lost interest by the end of the book. It definitely felt like a huge setup for the next book which seems to be in a completely different setting with more characters introduced. Obviously, a setup is needed to make you pick up the next instalment, but it's always a shame when the first novel itself can't be treated as a standalone in its own right. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

katievallin's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, and Stalking

Minor: Child death and Sexual content

robyn_vennard's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

kommatator's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail