Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell

13 reviews

nicolelovesbooks's review against another edition

4.75

This was a captivating tale. The characters were a delight. I am not a big creature-interested person but I thoroughly enjoyed all the creatures that Christopher encounters in the Archipelago (I especially loved Jacques), and I never felt overwhelmed by the world-building. Instead, every new discovery was remarkable. The journey our characters go in is harrowing at times, and the bond formed among them is so moving. I think young readers will love the creatures and the journey, and I hope they don’t get too bogged down by the philosophical ideas that are raised and discussed at the end. Because I think it’s a truly beautiful story, well worth reading and savoring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Violence

Moderate: Murder

Gelifen’s death was a lot for me to take. I couldn’t believe she killed off such an endearing companion. I also found Mal’s sacrifice at the end to be really sad and hard to take (despite all the hope surrounding it).

meg2009's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

drtx_bwt's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Confinement

jacobshere's review against another edition

adventurous sad fast-paced

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

1.0

The death every other chapter got to me. Such violent and shocking deaths! I would not recommend this book to a single adult I know, let alone a middle grade child. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Child death and Suicidal thoughts

kmoz's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

Moderate: Grief and Murder

twistykris's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

skyfluff's review

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

jennysometimesjen's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Christopher ends up in the Archipelago with Mal, a mysterious girl who can fly. Christopher is introduced to all kinds of 'mythical' creatures as they try to save the world.

Expect to cry!

This was a bedtime story with my son. It took far too long to read in 15-min increments.

I was desperate to find out what happened. I'll be re-reading it to spot all the clues along the way, especially before book 2 is released.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Xenophobia and Vomit

lemonpip's review

challenging dark slow-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Animal death, Death, and Violence

xvicesx's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

There are some interesting deep themes here about courage and purpose, but they're beautifully laid out. 

The book is quick-paced and extremely enjoyable, with lovable characters and plenty of twists and turns. I especially enjoyed the growth of Mal and Christopher during the course of their adventures. 

Highly recommended!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent