Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

22 reviews

lizziaha's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Glorian Shieldheart what a fucking badass. I got literal chills during some of her scenes. I also appreciated that this book was even more gay than Priory. Truly iconic. The way that Shannon integrates a whole cast of different identities into these books is honestly inspiring. Because of the length of the book, some of the slow reveals really kept me invested. All in all, I’d love to keep reading from this world! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness and Cannibalism

lauramcc7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

eleanora's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Infidelity, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol

brynalexa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

I didn’t know a book SO long could be SO fast-paced. I was in love with the characters from the start and got my heart broken and put back together countless times. I love the depth of the history in names of people/places and how the author demonstrates changes in people, places, culture, and languages over time.  I love a book with gay characters in which the trauma has nothing to do with their sexuality. The interview at the end of the audiobook was definitely with the listen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Infertility and Cannibalism

abiofpellinor's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War

aileron's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Suicide, and Cannibalism

cleo_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense

4.5

Immersive epic fantasy with secret warrior nuns, court intrigue and tons of adventure, set in a medieval-ish world inspired by both western and eastern dragon myths. There are 4 pov characters, initially in 4 different locations (north, south, east and west), living in different circumstances and cultures. And then they all have to deal with a big global crisis involving strange beasts / wyrms, climate disasters and a deadly illness. 

It’s the second in a series (it’s set 500 years before the first one) but it definitely works as a standalone. I thought the first book was promising but this one is just fantastic, a quantum leap in author skill. It’s a thoughtful exploration of faith, loyalty and duty and it’s also a really gripping story that was hard to put down. All 850 pages of it. 

Like the first book, there are lots of LGBT people. There is one character who reads as ace/aro who struggles with acceptance because ace/aro doesn’t seem to be a recognized option. But LGBT identities are understood and accepted as no big deal. 

One interesting thing about the structure and the overall epic-ness of the story is that there’s lots of room to explore different ways to deal with similar situations. There are several young young women dealing with different cultural requirements about who they can love or marry or have kids with and they respond in really different ways. 

Parts of it is pretty violent. There’s no sexual violence but there’s some sexism, especially in the western location (Virtuedom).

And there’s child endangerment and the death of a child on page. Also a terrible plague that spreads across the known world

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal death and Child death

Minor: Cancer, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

morganfiona's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful slow-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

I think this is truly the best fantasy book I have ever read. The combination of stunning pride, world building, and characters is unmatched. Such a beautifully told story, with all the elements of what makes real life hard and hopeful 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Rape

3arth2kaye's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cursing, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

aas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail