Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Element of Fire by Martha Wells

4 reviews

crownoflaurel's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Violence, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

beginningbookend's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

 Don't like the romance, and Thomas and Kade can be a bit quirky, but otherwise a fun read. Ravenna was a great character. I think I would like a bit more of this world outside of this story, the plot is sharply focused on a few characters and dismisses a lot of the court machinations the characters supposedly dislike. Ending is super abrupt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death of parent

mimeflower's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

2.0

Straight people are wild.
Which is to say, there are elements of this book that I like (strangely, none of them were fire), but the romances were easily the least convincing part of any of it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and War

carolined314's review against another edition

Slow, politics-focused. Gave up when young princess and older captain (who'd slept with her stepmother) were obviously about to be a thing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment