Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Morrighan by Mary E. Pearson

6 reviews

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

nudautografe's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Physical abuse, and Violence

a_ab's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Tried this to see if I would be interested in this author's work, and the answer is - no.

To much brutality for brutality's sake - as a way to ratchet up emotions and stakes and to delineate character affiliations. Not the kind of storytelling I would be interested in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

aklovekorn's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

eetishmeh's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

An awesome prequel to the Remnant Chronicles' main series! I loved Morrighan and Jafir, and of course the chemistry they had together. I loved the tribe, and I love how I didn't really know what to think of Jafir's clan. I love how it shows two sides of the Remnant—the scavengers, desperate; the tribespeople, overly placating. I love the bravery of our main characters, and the voice of the narration. 

One qualm I have is the trope where part of the relationship's basis was "this is the first time they've interacted with someone around their age who is the opposite gender". However, this book delivers the trope quite well because it didn't feel forced down my throat, and that's definitely something because I despise this set-up with every fibre of my being. (Sorry for being harsh but it's true :'D)
On the other hand, while I also hate how many misunderstanding tropes are written, this was one of the rare exceptions where I actually enjoyed its execution!

Overall, the verdict is that it was a spectacular read, truly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Death

Minor: Death of parent

Please look up warnings for this book if you're concerned! I may have left some things out by accident

krisalexcole's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail