Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

49 reviews

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

5.0

I am unwell. Just couldn't put the book down, it's 1am and now I don't know what to do with my life 😂 (thankfully I have book 2 to jump into)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Rape and Death of parent

queerreaderchaos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Cancer and Religious bigotry

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Misogyny, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Death of parent, and War

ellaa__'s review against another edition

• 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: Death, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, War, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Racial slurs, and Rape

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ienbdri's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Rape, and Slavery

hannah_and_her_stories's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Child death and Rape

midnightstory's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abandonment

brynalexa's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The world building is rich and the characters are complex. Hard to put down! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Child death and Rape

hurricane_noel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Biphobia, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Alcohol