Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Forest of Vanishing Stars, by Kristin Harmel

12 reviews

maddiet425's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Murder, Violence, Antisemitism, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and War

Moderate: Pregnancy

jmdeal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, War, Violence, and Murder

pechareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I like the writing, but would have preferred either a straight historical fiction (with less propheteering) or a straight fiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

mheiling's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Animal death, Grief, Genocide, Death, Blood, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Stalking

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Pregnancy, Excrement, and Sexual violence

courtscruggs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Violence, Infidelity, Genocide, Kidnapping, War, Child death, Death, Racism, Murder, and Hate crime

cassalsace's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Genocide, Antisemitism, Violence, Hate crime, Gun violence, and Grief

carissa0906's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Violence, and War

Moderate: Infidelity and Pregnancy

funkylitchick's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Moderate: War

tays_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad 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: Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Deadnaming, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

bohemianrhapsodyreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Animal death

Minor: Deadnaming