Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo

10 reviews

bookobsessedfamily's review

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

3.5

There was a lot of word building, it would be difficult to read subsequent books without reading this one first to understand the meanings of a lot of the words. 

This is my second time reading this book, mainly because I wanted to finish the trilogy and it had been so long since I read it I couldn’t remember a lot of it.

I wanted to love this book, but it’s not one of my favorites. It’s still good, but could have been better.

The majority of the action happens in the beginning and the end of the book. The middle is a lot of high school type drama.

There is a lot of word building, so reading this will help to understand other books, so I’m glad I started with this one. I think this book is slower just so you can understand the language and of the world that Leigh Bardugo is building.

Alina and Mal are orphans who are connected in a way even they don’t understand. They spend their childhood together then go on to join the army together, Alina as a map maker and Mal as a tracker.

While crossing the fold, Alina’s secret comes out, a secret she didn’t even know she had. She’s ripped from the life she knows to a life of she knows nothing about. She struggled to fit in before and she struggles to fit in now.

The Darkling has a secret as well, only he’s had longer to cover it up.

Alina has a destiny to fulfill, but with the Darkling help her or hurt her in the process? Will Ravka ever be whole again?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Death, and Murder

Minor: Child death

perhappiness's review

adventurous 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child abuse, Murder, Genocide, Xenophobia, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Death

katiev9beb5's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Racism, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Torture, Alcohol, Body shaming, Gun violence, Slavery, War, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

breannajailene's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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: Animal death

Moderate: Murder and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, War, and Violence

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts

muchroom_prince's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Death of parent and Rape

luluslittlelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

I have very mixed feelings about this series. I love the world it's set in and most of the plot (specifically the first book), but the characters just fall short. They are all very one-sided and are difficult to connect to... except for Nikolai. I absolutely adore Nikolai. He was such a necessary part of the second book because parts of it were so painfully slow and he was the only reason I was interested in reading it. The third book was very good plot-wise as well. And there was a lot more going on than there was in the second book. But (spoiler) I really didn't like the way it ended.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

jennifer_bush_73's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, Child death, and Death of parent

writtenbydnicole's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Gun violence

Minor: Grief and Slavery

ivydelamer's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Death and Slavery

Minor: Rape, Death of parent, Child death, and Gun violence