Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

10 reviews

grace_b_3's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and War

fairhairedwarrior's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

This is one of the best books I’ve ever read. I LOVE Skyward so scudding much!! The worldbuilding is incredible, and I felt as if I was right next to Spensa the whole time. I could not put this book down. It captivated me from the beginning, with a spunky heroine who is both alike and unlike other heroines I’ve read, funny dialogue, and characters who I fell in love with from the start. 100/10 would recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Death

kaziaroo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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

5.0

I... have no notes. I loved every second.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

cookiecat73's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Ableism and Fire/Fire injury

readwithria's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

Skyward was everything I didn’t know I wanted! So good, so fun!

These characters are all so well developed! They all feel individual, they all have compelling arcs and relationships, and they all grow so much! I adore them, and can’t wait to read about them in Skyward Flight.

Spensa is such a strong character, and she has such great development throughout the book. The themes of fear and bravery were so well explored through her character, especially with how she responds to the people around her. Also, the little bit of romantic hinting was super cute and I’m curious to see if/how it progresses.

The plot was great, the characters might be my favorite Sanderson ensemble, and I’m so excited to see where it goes. 5 well deserved stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Gaslighting

traceyanderson's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Classism

macliffe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, and Suicide attempt

hanburgertm's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Classism

debdeb123's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Violence, and War

Minor: Grief

spaghettii's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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

4.5

The way they just nonchalantly killed characters made the whole experience so much better. Like yeah let's just slaughter the first guy that seems like a love interest, and then the rest of the characters will either die or drop out directly after accepting the main character. Lmao. The ending was so tense, there were like 20 pages left and she was about to explode so I thought the book would end with her death.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Violence, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent