Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski

14 reviews

deadbookishsociety's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

Trigger warnings : racism , classism , homophobia , physical and mental abuse , toxic relationships, parental abuse .

This book was way more than what I expected it to be , it's not just a fantasy world but one way too similar to our won , where rules are made , people are divided and a system that supports and prefers one to another , why and since when people don't know and people are scared to question or maybe don't want to because it's just the way it has been until Nirrim does , until Sid a traveler comes in her life and makes her question everything she has been through. Makes her question why was the world divided into the way it was between high kith the ones who get to makes the rules and everything they want , earthlings the people in the middle and half kith the ones that suffer all of the consequences, over work themselves for the high kith and get nothing in return .

Nirrim is our main character who has shown to have such an amazing development throughout the book , from a timid girl who thinks about everyone else before her to someone who is ready to rebel against the system and take risks to get the answers she wants , Sid our lovely Sid , she is one of those characters who just make every scene they are in so much more charming, with her wit , flirtiness and mysterious personality she is one to look out for .

This book just in 300 pages was able to set up a magical world with characters so detailed that I was hooked right from the beginning to the end . So if you like short books with magic people and Sapphic main characters read this , read this , read this !!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Racism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

make_believer'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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

greendaisy's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

The writing is high quality and the characters are well-written, my lower rating is more a matter of personal taste. The ending is sad, not thrillingly sad or bittersweet sad, just sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Abuse dyamics aren't present in the romantic relationship but play an incredibly large part in the story so beware if that is not something you are ready to read.

asonia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Homophobia and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual content and Toxic relationship