Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

29 reviews

loveat1stwrite's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. The prose, world building, and plot were so well developed.

This doesn't get the full 5 stars because Sarkan gives me the ick and he becomes a love interest. There is a really underdeveloped romance that includes him, but it didn't ruin the experience for me. My icks aside, a huge part of his character is that he has commitment issues and doesn't ever want to put down roots. So the fact that his relationship is underdeveloped is kind of the whole point of this flaw.

I really adored the main character, her perspective on life, and how she handles the "big bad" of this novel. Uprooted really plays with genre expectations. Good and Bad, chivalrous vs. conniving... they're their but they might come from non-traditional sources. I think you have to keep an open mind going into this book, but it is a fantastic read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

juliatsang's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

erikagibson126's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

wildflower_magic's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

This book was so intriguing. It had twists and mysteries that I did not predict. I loved the characters and the second half of the book had me on the edge of my seat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault and Grief

Minor: Sexual content

k_fry's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage

dcdc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

asahome's review against another edition

4.25

A woman befriends the woman who will be taken by the wizard, only he takes her instead. She's mad at him for taking her and also mad at him for not taking the other girl.

I like how they handled the

conflict resolution

at the end. It was a very realistic approach to what happens in my opinion

after war if you want their to be peace and not just a pause in the physical conflict

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide, Rape, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Possession: the Woods possesses people, the book calls it corrupting them

sehenry20's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

chlorine32's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Rape

alliecat1915's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail