Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

38 reviews

szuum's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Torture, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

abbyprofen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, and Abandonment

zoeelora's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Violence, Xenophobia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

navibo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Go and read the book rn <3 it’s soooo goood !!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

illgiveyouahint's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? Yes

I started reading in the mornings and that helps me to read more so i finally finished it.
I liked the setting and the story so much more than the shadow and bone series, however reading the series back-to-back I'm starting to be tired of this world and kinda cannot wait to go back to some other worlds and stories. Luckily I only have one more book ahead of me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Excrement, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

readwithde's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.75

This was everything I wanted from a heist book and more.

This group of characters seem rare to me; they aren't heroes or even fighting for their own survival, but they are survivors. It's refreshing to have morally grey characters, to have greedy and selfish characters, to have a life of riches and luxury and freedom be the goal and reward. It honestly felt like a well-played D&D game with lots of pitfalls and personal stakes.

There are so many obstacles and villains in the story; it's fun to watch them choose, to prioritize what the biggest threat is, and knowing that it is different for each of them for their own reasons. The constant shuffle of plans and priorities adds extra tension that keeps the midsection of the book relevant and interesting. 

My only complaint is the preface; it tries to do too much. A shorter, more focused POV would help set the stage, theme, and mood much better, especially as most of the information is repeated in the first few chapters. Despite that misstep, this is a fun read with hidden depth and very real, human characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Racism, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Chronic illness, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

cristin_aaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

LOVED IT OMG i will say it didn’t get a full 5 stars because i was kinda lost or confused quite a bit. i thought the characters were all interesting in their own way and enjoyed how they all interacted with each other. i found the s&b trilogy to have rather stale characters but this one is quite the opposite almost everyone has a pretty fleshed out backstory and personality. the story melds really well into the universe built by the s&b trilogy while also being solid as a stand alone story. 

tldr; loved the characters and their antics :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Trafficking

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

myarae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Abandonment

ellie482_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I’m in love with every character in this book. Leigh Bardugo put her whole living into this book 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Slavery