Reviews tagging 'Death'

Песня Вечных Дождей by E.J. Mellow, Э. Дж. Меллоу

10 reviews

withlivjones's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.25

I’m obsessed! The worldbuilding, the sisterhood, the ROMANCE!! This is a really strong start to the trilogy and I’m looking forward to reading the next instalment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

micaelamariem's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

I was drawn in by the pretty cover and convincing blurb. The writing style was so prosaic and beautiful at first that it had me hooked for a while. Then it kind of fell flat. I think my first disappointment was that for something that’s labeled a “dark fantasy” it really wasn’t all that dark. The characters made choices that rendered them more like YA characters than adult characters (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing but I found it to be unbelievable for their experience and circumstances). I think the dialogue tags ruined the dialogue as well. Their spoken words alone were fine but when added with these adult women “grumbling” and “puffing” while trying fight against certain death, it just doesn’t feel like the right timing. 
Plus the book was full of cliches, I could practically guess what would happen next, at least with the love interest. But idk if it’s the book or if I’m just in some weird slump and hating everything. 
But I really do think the biggest thing is it needed to be darker. I’ve read YA fantasy’s not labeled as dark fantasy and they were darker than this. I probably unfortunately won’t continue the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kagata's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

This book! This book is so beautifully written it is a pleasure to read. The story, the characters, you fall in love with them almost immediately. I loved this book and it is this kind of book you immediately want to go back and read it again. Read it, you will love it I’m sure! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Murder

ender24's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

A entertaining and wonderful book. I’ve fallen in love with the world and it’s characters, and I can’t wait to read the next two books. I was not expecting the romance, but I feel like it did not impede the story in any way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment

lilacsophie's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, and Death of parent

wordsasnames's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

amyxx's review against another edition

dark hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Emotional abuse

nannemonstera's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This is more a romance in a fantastical setting and i wish we could see more from the whole whole and The Mousai but it was a great read nonetheless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death and Death of parent

marciemarie's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.25

This was a fun read! I found the universe to be pretty original, and I really enjoyed the unique magic mechanics/world building. It’s well written and pretty quick to get through. The romance wasn’t my absolute favorite, but I’m glad it was  in the book because it did improve it overall. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

tiegs_reads's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Suicide and Torture