Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat

72 reviews

smartie_5748's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and War

nillech'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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Racism, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Blood

badbud'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

4.5

will come write a proper review later i. i need a minute 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, and Rape

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

potatogrr's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

wow morally grey characters are always a trip.

also, please let them kiss C.S.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault

ronniethereader'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Well well well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Racism, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

adult/minor relationship isn't explicit and mostly just mentioned as an engagement, but he (also the bad guy) is almost 40 and she is ~17

diana_raquel'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

“I think what people were is less important than what they are. And what people are is less important than what they could be.”

[Moment of fangirling: WHAT WAS THAT ENDING???? ALSO, PACAT, JAMES AND WILL BETTER BE ENDGAME!!]

Look, its very simple: everything Pacat writes, I read! I love every single book! This book is filled with mystery, intrigue and truly unexpected plot-twists. It also has a well-structured plot and well-developed characters. It has everything to be a favorite of mine! And it is! I loved it!

I can't wait for Dark Heir. Totally recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Genocide, Violence, Death of parent, and War

spooderman's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia, Racism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Trafficking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Outing, and Abandonment

naechan'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? It's complicated

5.0

I don’t expect much from YA books anymore, but this was such a pleasant surprise. I thought the writing was proficient, the characters were likable with interesting dynamics between them. The plot and world building were entertaining and kept me engaged. The plot twist (if you could call it that) was very obvious, especially if you have seen the second book title/cover, but that didn’t detract from my enjoyment. Even if I, as the reader, already knew about it, the mystery quickly became more about how the information was going to come out to light, how the characters would react to it and how the events would unfold once it all became clear. I wouldn’t say it’s my favorite book ever, but I borrowed it from my library and I liked it enough to want to buy a copy for myself which is something I rarely do because I’m very selective with the books I chose to own. I’m really looking forward to the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Death, Gore, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Colonisation