Reviews tagging 'Grief'

L'ombra della notte by Deborah Harkness, Cristina Volpi

18 reviews

micaelamariem's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

A bit disappointed with this one. Good points: it was well written and there must’ve been loads of research put into this which I respect. Not so good points: the books was unnecessarily long and many scenes could’ve been cut out, Matthew was insufferable in his secret-keeping, hypocrisy, and jealousy, and the elements of time travel didn’t make much sense as they thoroughly messed up the timeline!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Drug use, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism

baearles's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

foxgloveandcrow's review against another edition

emotional slow-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: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, and Grief

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, and Kidnapping

laura_mcloughlin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

My favorite of the series. Yes, the plot is extremely slow moving. It takes almost half the book for Matthew and Diana to actually start doing the thing that sent them to Elizabethian England. Do I care? No, I do not. I like the meandering plot and the characters we meet along the way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Antisemitism, and Suicide attempt

avadore's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

Listen - I take the criticisms of this book very seriously. It is a bit ridiculous. But I am lapping it up! I love this historical fantasy garbage fire! I also found it weirdly touching

that Dianna's miscarriage was shown with care but also unflinchingly.

Would I really recommend this series to everyone? No, but if you want a trilogy to dig into that really goes some wild places then sure. Give it a go. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Torture, Medical content, and Grief

hexenlibrarian's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Rape and Antisemitism