Reviews tagging 'Death'

Frostbite by Richelle Mead

40 reviews

dlsmk's review against another edition

adventurous sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

joyfulfoodie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-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

5.0

I think this series is growing on me - I enjoyed book two more than book one. Maybe it was partly being more familiar with the three types of vampires, maybe it was that some of the world building was out of the way and the plot could just go. 
Now to be clear I’m giving this five stars but it’s not like a new favorite book of all time that I’m planning to fan girl and reread … but it was solidly enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Sexual content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

I think the plot has improved from the first book. There was some character development. The bonds between characters have developed as well. I found this book to be more gripping and intense, and it kept me engaged. 

My main hang up is the developing relationship between Rose and Dimitri. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Mental illness and Death of parent

itslil_iguess's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.0

I prefered the first book, this one isn't bad it's just kinda fine. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Alcohol

meheehee's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Alcohol

ercon's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Addiction

feuillycakes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

If not for the setting being at a ski slope this might have been 5 stars. I really just don’t care for skiing. 

I enjoyed the character growth in this book. Rose acknowledges her faults and tries to fix them, with little success but still she tries. Her relationship with her mother is very interesting to see and the way it changes as Rose grows as a person and gains new experiences is really quite nice to read. 

The thing with Dimitri is still not icking me out like I thought it would. It’s a tiny bit uncomfortable but the reasons are discussed in the book and they do make an effort to move on. 

Lissa remains largely personality-less though there are hints to her caring about Rose every so often. She’s very caught up in her boyfriend though and that’s most of her personality. 

I was surprised at how this book does not shy away from the inherent horror and trauma of the situations these characters find themselves in. It’s very heavy and Rose most certainly has some sort of ptsd that is shown through flashbacks. Truly, this was darker than I expected it to be and the larger mystery and action had me quite hooked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death

hoffmann's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

Not as good as the first, but still made me cry/scream/etc. Honestly, my least favorite part was the reiterating of the lore. like. we obviously read the first book, you don’t need to give us a refresher course. just put in a glossary and call it a day. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Abandonment

Moderate: Torture and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Pregnancy

the_escapist's review against another edition

adventurous tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, and Gore

hannahmarkby's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death