Reviews tagging 'Child death'

True Crown - Die Lady und der Lord Magier by Olivia Atwater

60 reviews

mmefish's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

I've been enjoying "Half A Soul" up until the very end—even with all its  plotholes, somehow repetitive writing, at times wonky dialogues and a caricatorius villian—but the last sentence spoiled the effect. If I'm not mistaken, This MC's "condition" is an allegory to autism, and if so, then the whole message about being accepted as you are, deserving love even if you're different etc. gets destroyed by the end of the novel.

In the epilogue, after the story already came to it's natural—and satisfying—conclusion, the MC, apparently, somehow gets her soul restored. It's a terrible decision that erases all the character growth and quite literally the whole point of the story.

 
It could be a nice, heart-warming fantasy romance but ended up being an OK-written underbaked Disney-like adventure with a shaky background instead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Child death and Murder

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Xenophobia, and Medical content

Minor: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and War

kelleykamanda's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

Such a fun, romantic read. Not cheesey and sexual, just a slow burn. Highly recommend to my cozy fantasy lovers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, and Terminal illness

Minor: Child death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and War

sydapel's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

This had been on my list for AGES, but I realized I never really knew exactly what the plot was. This is a lovely crossover of faerie and regency, perfect for if you're interested in the ACOTAR/Bridgerton worlds but aren't quite sure about all the more intense parts of those series. It does lean a bit YA, but it's well paced and draws attention to poverty and unfair labor practices that aren't addressed in a lot of regency romances, which I really appreciated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, and Classism

Minor: Physical abuse and War

beccaand's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Minor: Child death and War

callmemartiall's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Ableism, War, and Classism

Minor: Death of parent and Murder

shadowspinner's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Blood, and War

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War

caseymac's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

evarinya's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Ableism, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol