Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Mother of Death and Dawn by Carissa Broadbent

17 reviews

jessversteeg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.0

Yes. Yes. Yes! This series is like an adult version of Throne of Glads (my fav) with the slavery and slaughter and war and lots of bloody gore, and magic, and fae, and all the things. It’s super creative, multi-POV (by the 3rd book it’s 4 ppl), and definitely super emotional. It didn’t gut me like ToG, but there was definitely great character arcs, surprising turns of events AND a solid ending that gives a picture of life after everything ended. 

People are sleeping on this series. She knows how to make a villain… one that you’re not sure will end up being a villain in the end because you kind of have compassion for them. Are you supposed to root for them or no? For awhile in this book I was kind of like… “ok but who will end up being the villain? Is it who I think it is??” 

IMO, better than her Crowns of Nyaxia series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

Minor: Child death

chasinggrace's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

spatterson7's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Genocide, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Dementia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

callistag1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Medical content, and Classism

Minor: Child death

jcrawford31's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

A cat & mouse war book, different than the rest. I want more of Aefe & Caduan! Also why do we have to hear about "children dying" every 10 pages. We get it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Islamophobia, Murder, and War

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Cursing

bookrecsplease's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual violence

elntastic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

zydecovivo'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Compared to the first two books in the series, this one was much harder to get through, both physically and emotionally. However, that doesn’t make the stories or journey any less interesting. It is everything I ever wanted from Tisaanah and Max, even if the journey was long and brutal. I feel like this series puts ills of the world, like slavery, war, colonization, etc. and puts it in a context that shows it in multiple aspects. And I love seeing the main characters learning about themselves as they navigate these issues. The world feels so full and alive. I’m kind of sad to leave it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Trafficking

moanareads's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, and War

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Murder

oreosandcreme's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Audiobook: 4
Story: 3

Cons: 
Magic system / war conflicts are a little too complicated and not fleshed out.

With multiple wars, freeing Max/fixing his memory, Aeffe's trauma, there is no need for another plot point regarding magical items to find and use.

There's just too much going on, so it's hard to get fully invested in the stakes and understand what is happening to these characters and their respective countries. (Ie Nura wasn't entirely necessary for this story. I don't think her presence added much) 

Pros
The characters are still just so stinkin loveable though. I can't help but root for them and empathize with each of their respective POVs, even though they're actively against each other. Aeffe especially is a great character. Whiny, insecure, and overly reactive, her POV can get annoying, but she makes sense - her emotions, her reactions, her insecurities all contribute to a character you can't help rooting for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, and War