Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Czas Żniw by Samantha Shannon

3 reviews

lamianoctalis's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

Fabelhafte, mitreißende Geschichte, die eine alternative Geschichte der Welt mithilfe liebevoll kreiierter, gut ausgearbeiteter Figuren erzählt.
Tolle Erzählerin
Empfehlung an alle Fantasy-/Mystery-Liebhaber

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Classism

Moderate: Hate crime, Racism, Xenophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

ceruleanshelves's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

"Go to hell."
"I already exist on a level of hell."
"Exist on one that isn’t near mine."

this was lit. 2010s ya dystopian vibes of red queen + shatter me with early 1900s SOC + peaky blinders and some macabre fantasy horror elements and more intricate worldbuilding of the locked tomb.

i know throwing all those titles out there sounds like this might be a pale imitation of some of them or a trope-built book, but it's not. it firmly stands on its own feet.

But there was no normal. There never had been. Normal and natural were the greatest lies we had ever created – we humans, with our little minds.

while this is a bit slower paced and there can be some cumbersome worldbuilding, i found myself really intrigued and invested in paige's story and this world. there's an interesting blend of real history and cultural references into this, and i found the blending of the above mentioned elements to be very creative in making a unique setting.

i love the idea of the mime crime and i can't wait to see those politics play out more in the future, as well as the mysterious and elusive origins of the rephaim and their enemies, the emim.

and ARCTURUS. I NEED MORE ARCTURUS 😩

‘Run, little dreamer.’

this is the first time in a WHILE that i've gotten to get into an established series with 0 info or spoilers, and i'm definitely keeping it that way while i catch up. seeing as it's going to be 7 books i'm soooo excited to see what the overall journey for paige and this world will be!

"I want to remind them that if you leave one spark aglow, it can still burn everything down."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement and Xenophobia

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Gore, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War

katievallin's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Medical content, Trafficking, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Addiction, Torture, Vomit, and Death of parent