Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

King of Immortal Tithe by Ben Alderson

12 reviews

akinnunen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

The author does a lot of telling without showing, which spoils the enjoyment of getting to know the characters. The idea was original and interesting, just poorly executed. I also did not enjoy

when Arlo literally turned into a vampire. I felt like the vampires didn’t fit well into this Fae and Human world. Maybe I would have enjoyed it more if it was just a sickness or the author came up with a different name for them. (Yes I realize this is the second book in a series, but this one is advertised as a stand-alone mythology retelling)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

jneverland's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Genocide

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol

mrshays's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

kimduindam's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Loved it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Vomit, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

notpresent22's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. Even more than the previous instalment in the series and was fascinated to have the original plot be so relevant to the story of this book. 

All I have to say is pages 270-272 I may have read multiple times already 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual assault

Sexual assault is implied

fanboyriot's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

Read For:

🖤 Dark Romance

💘 Forced Proximity

😘 Enemies to Lovers

🧚‍♂️ Fantasy (Fae and Vampires)

🥀 Hades and Persephone Vibes

Absolutely such a cute book.  I love the characters, the plot, and the world building.  It was all so good.

Usually I struggled to read high fantasy but this was such an easy and entertaining read I read this in two days.  It was such an enjoyable book.

Grumpy touch starved fae that kills everything he touches (literally) meets a dying human who is able to get away with touching death himself.  Faenir was such a lovely character, Arlo was his perfect match for sure.  Their dynamic was written so perfectly.

Release Date: 26, March 2024

POV: Switching, First Person

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Rep: LGBTQIA+ Characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Chronic illness and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

jaydarjoker's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

don’t use spit as your only lube, even if you’re fictional creatures. practice safe sex kids.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

bergha1998's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

Arlo doesn’t want his sister to be taken in the Choosing by the elves. He’s also fighting off a sickness using Vampire Blood. Elf prince Faenir has a much different problem & wishes not to choose a human. 

MLM, Enemies to Lovers, Hades & Persephone Retelling, 3 🔥

“Family does not constitute love as I am sure you have been led to believe. You cannot choose your family; love is earned not granted just because of shared blood.”

“I will carve out an eternity just for you to be with me.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail