Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Crier's War by Nina Varela

55 reviews

fairyollie'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

4.75

what an amazing, wonderful, beautifully-written book! I can't believe this is a debut! my only qualm is that the romance seemed to happen a bit quickly

at least on Ayla's side; I found it unrealistic how quickly she fell for someone she's spent her life hating and dreaming of killing; someone who represents oppression and evil.

(though, I suppose we sapphics, especially with our first loves, do fall quickly!)

 however, I am so excited that this is a series, and the second I finished Crier's War I began to read Iron Heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

xapoptosisx's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

This was one of the first queer books I read so it holds a really special place in my heart. I reread it for a book club and it's even better than I remembered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual content

elislittlelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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

4.5

At first, this book was quite hard to get into, so it took me a while. But it was worth it! Really enjoyed the story and the characters! They were just so sweet together, I really look forward to reading the second book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent and War

willow_the_wisp's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

Moderate: Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

datgirllani's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Slow in the beginning, but overall an okay read. I wish the build up to the romance between the two mc’s was more evident. The plot is okay nothing too exciting or thrilling happens except for a few bombshells here and there. I will be reading the second to see how the story ends. “…and that was how Crier learned that pain was not finite; there was no limit to woundless hurt.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Classism

Moderate: Genocide, Slavery, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Death and Death of parent

jessld95's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I really loved this book and am so excited to read the sequel!! The characters were interesting and deep, and I enjoyed the complex nature of the situation everyone is in. I do feel as though some things developed very quickly and would have liked to see them explored more deeply, but that’s very minor! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Death of parent, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

good_names_dont_exist'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: War

Minor: Grief

micaelacccc's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Death of parent and Murder

raypaws's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: War

Minor: Sexual content

anni_swanilda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury