Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor

49 reviews

latida94's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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: Child death, Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief

uselesspirateraven's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Infidelity, and Grief

Minor: Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

oxian_d's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

4.25

I can't wait but help myself reading this second book right after the first part of the two book series. This book was fast paced, intriguing, emotional, roller coaster time traveling, and a mythical chaotic story. I like the flow of the story, love the characters, love the new nemesis such twists and heartaches all at the same time. Although there were some lapses, some incongruences and inconsistencies as to who's who or who's talking or maybe it's the version of the ebook. But most of it was to be expected, and I still got surprised, amused and frustrated. And for some reason I find and see myself in their world. I felt their pain, the loss and longing, and the never ending loop of dread and hope. It is strangely beautiful, strangely crazy, and strangely captivating and frustratingly sad. Strange, weird and irresistibly mental. I hope to see this on tv or live action movie. And wish there'd be another part as to where they'll be heading next. Such an adventure with psychology. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, and Slavery

Minor: Confinement, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture, Violence, and Death of parent

seforaflorian's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

mama_turtlez's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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: Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, and Slavery

Minor: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Kidnapping

amberacks12's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

I stand by what I’ve said before about Laini Taylor’s writing: it’s beautiful, lyrical, so imaginative, unique, and immersive. I really love Lazlo, the godspawn, and for some reason, Thyon Nero. The world she has crafted is magical and while I’m in the book I feel as if I’m in the world, not just reading about it. 
There are a few things keeping me from giving this a perfect five stars. They are nitpicky and not a big deal, but worth trying to explain I think. 
The first is that for some reason much of the storyline in this book felt superfluous. It felt almost as if the first and second books could possibly have been condensed into one. Maybe that’s because not a lot actually happened in Muse of Nightmares. 
The second is that I felt very stressed the whole time I was reading this. I think maybe because of the state of one of the characters made it feel as if there couldn’t possibly be a happy way to end it. 
Third is the side characters weren’t developed enough. We spent a lot more time with them in the first book, and I wish they’d gotten more screen time in this one. 
And finally I think despite how terrible some of the things a couple of the characters went through, it seemed they “got over” their issues rather quickly, and everything got resolved in ways that felt too easy. 
Despite these criticisms I did really love this book and I’m glad I’ve finally worked up the courage to read it. 

Enjoyment: 4.75
Emotional impact: 5
Educational value: n/a
=4.8

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

molly918's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Slavery, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy

paintedgiraffe's review

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

Even better than the first! That almost never happens. Beautiful testament to pulling oneself and others out of trauma. Sometimes a person is too far gone, but sometimes it works <3

I was very pleasantly surprised to see that it takes place in the same universe as the Smoke and Bone trilogy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Suicide, Trafficking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape

cruspp_29's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Pedophilia and War

rosysoprano's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

Fun read, I was surprised by how much my opinion changed of certain characters throughout the story. The ending was a little neat though... Also as a toddler mom, I wish the Carnage would have been anything other than what it was, and that it hadn't been the main focus. But still, I loved the journey of healing. (Trying not to spoil!) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse and Suicide