Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Ivory Key owlcrate exclusive by Akshaya Raman

22 reviews

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

I feel like I need to be reading this at a time when I have more emotional energy to give it, especially after reading it for over a month now and it not being that long a book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Grief

Minor: War

jachnax's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

One day I just went into my local bookstore and browsed the shelves. I didn't really plan on buying a book but then I saw the beautiful spine of 'The Ivory Key' and I pulled it out. I nearly gasped at how beautiful the cover was and when I checked the back and it was under 10€, all was decided and I bought it.
When I was packing for my trip to Amsterdam in August 2022, I searched for a book I could take with me. My gut picked 'The Ivory Key' because it was small, not too many pages and it was floppy. I didn't think much of it, I had zero clue what the book was about.

In Amsterdam I sometimes had time to read so I did and the story and the character dynamics hooked me more and more. I only got halfway through so I continued when I was home and what can I say. I devoured the rest, I was intrigued, shocked and purely in love. The moment you think you understand the world, new secrets come out.
This story is so unique and magical. After this book I immediatly followed the author on Instagram and followed the journey of her writing the sequel. 
'The Crimson Fortess' was my first preorder. Akshaya Raman the first author I actively followed. 
This story means so much to me nobody can imagine.
Now I just reread it for the sequel and what can I say? It is still my favorite book of all time and I cannot wait to read the sequel. Thank you Akshaya Raman for this book 🧡

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Death, Xenophobia, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

shaipanda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

I actually really liked this? The first quarter or third of it didn’t really pull me in too much and I thought it was gonna be a solid 4 star book - enjoyable but not something I’d be super invested in but I loved thisss 
It was so well done and I’m so excited for the sequel cause that shit gets wildd the second half or so 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Emotional abuse

kayladaila's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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

Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War

bookishflower's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

p_gonza2's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Bullying, Death, and Kidnapping

mar's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

these kids.... i cant protect them.gif

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

abrich's review against another edition

adventurous sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

tahsintries's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Death of parent

rachelreadsrelentlessly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent