Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Skyhunter by Marie Lu

13 reviews

rinku's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, War, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

Minor: Animal death, Kidnapping, and Cultural appropriation

beingsimba's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Xenophobia

achay91's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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: Violence and War

Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, and Death of parent

Minor: Grief

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

artmuseam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

currently struggling to find the right words to describe this breathtaking,  action-packed story. i’ve always been a fan of marie lu’s works and how they keep you reading until you’ve reached the end of the novel. i was introduced to a world that made me fall in love with all the characters and the ways they worked together to fight against monsters that i pitied rather than hated. this book kept me at the edge of my seat until the very end and i can’t wait to start the next one! 10/10 recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, and War

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Genocide, and Classism

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

anaguana's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, and War

meg_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

This was a fun read, but nothing too exciting or that stood out from many other sci fi fantasy novels in the YA category. I definitely enjoyed the unique dynamic and relationship between our two main characters because I really enjoy those "soulmate" type bonds and relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

mazomazli's review against another edition

adventurous 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

This was really good! If you like Skyward (by Brandon Sanderson) and Attack on Titan then it’s a great mix of both? The setting is very interesting and I loved all of the characters including the big bad. There’s good diversity here with a mute protagonist, POC, and LGBT characters. I found the portrayal of an abused character as very realistic and respectful as a survivor myself. I appreciate how it showed the complicated feelings and friends’ reactions that come with it, even though it was a side character’s experiences. I totally recommend this and if you like audiobooks the narrator was awesome! She did a great job with all of the voices and accents which really brought it to life. I can’t wait for the next books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, and Medical trauma

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

3.0

Lu’s story takes us into a dystopian world of Mara, the last country free of the Karensa Federation’s clutches who has slowly taken over the whole island that they live on. Mara is just barely holding on to its freedom, save for the Strikers that our main character, Talin, is a part of. The Strikers are a task force of elite fighters fighting to keep Mara safe from the Ghosts (ghoulish experiments that the Karensa government sicks on their enemies) and from the Karensa Federation. Without the Strikers, Mara would have fallen long ago. When a man from the Karensa military is captured and brought before the Strikers to be put to death, no one could have imagined the events that will unfold and how Talin’s life and all of Mara will be forever changed. 

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This book was so good! I was enraptured by Talin’s story from the very beginning. A girl who is treated like dirt by the country she lives in because she is a refugee yet she still fights to protect it was a beautiful theme to explore and I am sure many people out there have felt that way being a refugee in a new country. Another thing that I loved was that in order to be as stealthy as possible, the Strikers were all taught sign. Talin cannot speak and so she signs the entire novel and I love that Lu brought that representation into this story. Definitely one of my favorite reads of 2020! Also, are these not the most beautiful book covers you have ever seen? 

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I would recommend this story to: those who want more representation and more diverse characters in the books they read, like dystopian novels, enjoy action packed scenes, underdog storylines and books centering around strong friendships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, and Death of parent