Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Crier's War by Nina Varela

92 reviews

piphux's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Self harm, Sexual content, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

 This book:

-made me so emotional that I screamed out loud at one point and cried during the end of the Acknowledgements

-was a learning experience that I personally should not read something without spoilers

-was a pageturner

-has a very exciting ending 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and War

maueyyy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Death of parent, and War

chrissycrow's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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: Body horror, Physical abuse, Excrement, Death of parent, and Murder

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Infertility, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Discrimination and derogatory terms between in-universe factions. Self-injury for magical purposes.

sinaprst's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The sapphics won big time on this one, this was all I ever wanted and more. 
I literally physically could not put this down (I read the last 300 pages in a day), because it is that good. 

The romance was just the perfect slow burn with all of my favorite tropes executed perfectly. Both Crier and Ayla felt so real to me and I fell in love with both of them. 

But the story aside the romance was just as great. I loved the way both Crier and Ayla had their own arc and their own secrets and motives that they kept from each other and how both arcs came together in the end.

Also, the writing style was beautiful and the world was believable and nicely crafted. 

recommended reading ambience: https://youtu.be/6nRFaOFcbpk?si=hOC2OB-O1xe-7xKH

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

sabrinaleaf's review against another edition

Dnf on November 24th (2022), Im sorry I can’t, I’ve been on approximately page 40 for the past week and I can’t seem to continue. I may try this one again one day.

Dnf on page 52

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

nightshaderoots's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I liked how complex the plot and characters are. The writing style was something to get used to but I liked the way the author described scenes and the characters. The world building was also something I haven't seen before which I loved learning about. The lore building was also paced well so it doesn't feel like info dumping but it was still enough where I wasn't in the dark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility

librariangeorgia's review against another edition

adventurous 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

I’d put off reading this book for SO LONG purely because it’s an absolute CHONK of a book. 

 

I loved it. I need the second book now. 

 

The writing style is quite simple, but I preferred that over the complex styles that you usually find in fantasy. The characters are well developed, even the background characters. Ayla is a bit chaotic but maybe that’s the intention? 

 

I know she’s meant to be the ‘villain’ but I loved Crier!! 

 

Lots of cliches: enemies to lovers, angry protagonist, evil villain, etc. But I’m loving them. I’m loving Ayla and Crier. 

 

Overall, a very enjoyable easy-to-read fantasy. 

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Content Warnings

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

frantically's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book dragged a bit at the start of me (and I have to admit — I'm not the biggest sci-fi person) but the last quarter really turned it around for me and I'm probably going to read the next one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse and Mental illness