Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

50 reviews

leligavi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. Like a lot. I thought the main characters were so dynamic and lovable. I loved them together and I worried when they weren't together. I love love love Po. I love love love LOVE Bitterblue. The only reason why this book didn't get a higher rating is because of the lull in the middle with the traveling and trying to evade. However, the emotion in it is what pushed me through. 
I'm excited to keep going. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Torture, and Violence

cordeliant's review

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture, and Sexual harassment

dreadspawn'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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

katievallin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? No

2.0

Had a good start but got boring around halfway. Didn't really like the anti-marriage message. Katsa was entirely too good at all things, which made her and the plot boring. Also didn't really understand why she was so determined to help Bitterblue. And the climax was entirely anticlimactic. The world-building was a bit confusing, but that might've been because I listened to the audiobook, which wasn't very good (the full-cast version, at least).

I did like Bitterblue as a character, and I thought Katsa and Po's relationship was sweet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Sexual content, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

noetical's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

kinsportch'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Confinement

klaudiao'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, and Death of parent

qrschulte's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense 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

Oh wow I inhaled this book. It’s so great to find characters I love and a world I can lose myself in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcohol

hamstringy'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

*reread from adolescence*

Definitely holds up as a fun story, although in retrospect much hornier than I remember (neutral)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Domestic abuse