Reviews tagging 'Grief'

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

137 reviews

mangofraiche's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and War

dreadspawn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture

sourcherrysyrup's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

Read this book. Do yourself the favor of reading this book. 

The prose is delicious. It drips with life and emotion. And the story is incredible on top of that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, and War

suhair's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Death and War

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Grief, Stalking, and Alcohol

THE LESBIANS LIVE

christinewonder's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

miguelito_juanito's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Confinement, Torture, and Vomit

chasinggrace's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

I thought this was so cool. What an experiment in prose and structure. What a way to weave a love story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Grief, Cannibalism, and War

anni_o's review against another edition

medium-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

 I recommend you do not read what this is about before you start. 
The style is poetic, beautiful but also a bit confusing at times. This did not hinder me from falling in love with both of them pretty much from the start. The romance hit me with a club from behind (i was the whacked seal), not because I was necessarily surprised by it, I am very familiar with enemies to lovers as a trope, but more because I was stunned how much INTO IT I was. My lesbian darlings, red in blue, blue in red, I- gods. 
Anyway. 
I adored reading this. Admit to needing the audiobook next to the book because I had difficulty concentrating, but that is probably just me (being non-native english speaking). The audiobook had GREAT voice actors tbh, very well-chosen. 
I finished and I wanted to read it again. I cried. I gasped. I was giddy at some of the references. 
I recommend if you read this to read it in one sitting, just completely engross yourself in it. 
Loved the world, the two mains and how their way of interaction and how they write their letters showed so much about them. 
Big recommendation from me, my kinda book, five stars straight up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Confinement

maresuju's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement

kastix's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Confinement, Torture, and Blood