Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Gallant by V.E. Schwab

216 reviews

_paperserpent's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Child death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Blood

stormeno's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, and Death

Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

underworld's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

lettuce_read's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Child death and Bullying

diadoodle's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Blood, and Child abuse

charlottx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

I wasn’t too fond of our protagonist in the beginning but I greatly enjoyed all of the side characters/ villains! I look forward to reading more of Schwabs works and hopefully I can find some that have more horror elements as that’s what I thought I was missing in this book! 
Loved Matthew <3 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

mallorypen's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Overall, this was an “eh” for me. The concept of a shadow/mirror realm ruled by the dead was cool, but for the length of the novel it was kind of surprising how not a whole lot actually happened. 

I did like the idea of Death having his four soldiers (horsemen of the apocalypse?) and that Olivia’s mother was helped by one of them and ultimately fell in love with him. Their story seemed much more interesting than Matthew and Olivia meeting as long-lost cousins and the last scions of the Prior family.

I also didn’t have much of an emotional connection to Matthew, Thomas, or anyone else other than Olivia and her mother. Even then, I didn’t feel compelled to keep reading to find out what happened to them next.

The climax of the story where Thomas isn’t actually alive felt kind of blah. The betrayal of Death, Matthew sacrificing himself for Olivia, and Olivia commanding the ghouls in the real world didn’t give me any big emotional payoff.

The spooky melancholy feel was a mood the entire read, though.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

jes312's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Great world building, but not much happening in the world. The premise hooked me

Spoiler

(the main character can see ghouls)

, but there characters didn't have much depth (I wasn't really impacted when

Spoiler

Matthew died

. I wish there was more insight into Olivia's feelings at the end, how she feels about moving forward and knowing her predicament/fate

Spoiler

wasting away like Matthew

. Or maybe she won't, because of her

Spoiler

dad and being partially from the other world?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Ableism

iane_reads's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Suicide, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Gore and Physical abuse

katvou'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death and Grief

Minor: Blood, Mental illness, Child death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Medical content