Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Sorelle di spada e incanto by Rebecca Ross

10 reviews

caitlin_bookchats's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

It took me a bit to get into this book, the characters have since big things happen before we're really attached to them 

That being said, once it kicked up it picked up and I found myself speeding to the end, as with Ross' other work.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, War, Death of parent, Death, Slavery, and Blood

Minor: Grief and Eating disorder

camiclarkbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

Beautiful tale of the fierce bond between sisters. Rebecca Ross could write a takeout menu and it would be compelling. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

mlottermoser'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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Slavery, War, and Physical abuse

Minor: Blood

saroreen's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, War, Murder, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, and Blood

fremzz's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

3.0

I don’t have any strong feelings about this book so I’m not really sure how to rate it lol.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Grief, War, Vomit, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol

hello_lovely13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Physical abuse, Grief, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual harassment and Suicidal thoughts

nebulasaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Cursing, Murder, and Blood

hannah_steven's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Blood, Physical abuse, Slavery, and War

Minor: Bullying, Rape, and Vomit

julietteisbored's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

5.0

I did not expect this book to wow me the way it did! 
The relationships in this book are beautifully established. I very much enjoyed seeing the bond between the two sisters, likely because it reminds me a lot of my own sister and I. 
I liked seeing that even though it was a fantasy setting there was still religion. Religion has such a large effect on a world, its history, and how people deal with hardship, that I find it strange that so many YA fantasy books ignore it mostly. 
Most of all I loved that the characters felt so real. The characters make mistakes and are held accountable for them, showing their humanity. This is something many young-adults book lack in my opinion. Seeing the main characters oppose eachother, and not knowing who is right in the situation made everything even more painful. 

The death of Xander is a great example of this. I kept expecting there to be a reveal that Halcyon did not kill him, but one of the antagonists did and framed her. This did not happen however, and as much as it hurt I loved that. Then the commander, Straton, sentences her to a cruel punishment, which he later regrets. He loved Halcyon but wanted the revenge for the death of his son.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Vomit, Physical abuse, and Grief

Minor: Bullying

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

One of the MCs is slowly poisoned and nearly dies (later recovers), this same MC is twice forced to undergo a process called "mind-sweeping", wherein their thoughts are non-consensually invaded by another using magical means