Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout

37 reviews

xwritingstoriesx's review

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

4.5 stars! What an ending! I loved every single second of this book but the ending was something else entirely. I cannot wait to pick up the next book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death and Grief

immdanii's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Child death

alyssasaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

ka_ke's review

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

I will say I saw the big reveal coming. That being said, I am enjoying this coming of age turned revenge plot that has appeared. Also

pages 421- 425 were pure sex

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

vladtheimpaler's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Rape

courtneyelise's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Violence

michellemaas's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

First read: 5 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Second read: 4.5 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

No thoughts, just a few incoherent sentences.

Poppy being a morally gray badass gives me life. 

Casteel losing her and freaking on the battlefield tugged at my stone cold heart.

Poppy, Casteel, Kieran is the trio to end all trios and if there is not a threesome soon I will burst.

The plot finally came together (and it has been a LONG time coming).

I liked that neither the Atlantians nor the Ascended were innocent. Oftentimes authors pick a side when really no one is innocent during a war. There are quite a few things that Jennifer L. Armentrout does that sets her apart from others (that I already discussed in previous reviews so I won't repeat it) but just know that she's really good at her job.

Book 4: The War of Two Queens cannot come soon enough!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

jessannderson's review

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Definitely my favourite book of the series, poppy actually stopped asking questions every line. The ending is such a cliffhanger but I love poppy’s character development.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and War

studytea's review

adventurous emotional

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

ninaakh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

The plot and characters are great, but there's also smut, so read it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Grief