Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray

47 reviews

haylzno's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.75

MISS AYANA GRAY 

Phenomenal, amazing, adventurous, a wild ride all around. I absolutely LOVED this novel. 
I'm not one to binge a larger book like this but I devoured it in no time. Unlike some reviews, I found the pacing to be perfect. I loved the multiPOVs and the jumping timelines. And while each chapter gave you clues here and there that guided you to these plot guesses, nothing was overtly obvious or random. There were plenty of plot twists that had me saying "oh daaayummm!!". And when I tell you my heart BROKE in two when I hit the end of the book - I mean...talk about a cliffhanger. I cannot wait for the second book. 
Additionally, I really loved the authors note, which educated the readers on where her inspiration of the characters, creatures, and world building came from. I had just as much fun reading the authors note as I had reading the novel! 
This will absolutely be one I reread in the future, especially once Beasts of Ruin comes out! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, and War

onemamareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

Read my review here: https://onemamassummer.weebly.com/book-reviews/beasts-of-prey

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death

sundayfever's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring 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

4.0

Took a while for me to get into it, but then I got attached to the characters and enjoyed the story. An engaging but light read. Great fantasy world based on pan-African mythology. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Death of parent

trippalli's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious 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

Amazing adventure with magic and love and murder and mehem but beauty and family and loyalty. I highly recommend. I can't wait for the rest of the trilogy to be published!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death of parent, and Abandonment

joisaddler's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Grief

Minor: Drug use

jaz_gets_literary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent

ali_k0's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

cakrolik's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Drug use, Misogyny, Racism, Torture, and Violence

hollyjbyrne's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

5.0

I really enjoyed this book, the characters were likeable and the plot was good. I didn't see any of the plot twists and was kept on the edge of my seat. I can't wait for the next book in this trilogy. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty

_savannahreads_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment