Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

50 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

so_soap's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Disturbing and dark but also full of surprising twists and a plot that keeps unfurling until all is answered.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

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

kaitlynkelly33's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Minor: Sexual assault

alexijai98's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

acechemicals's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual assault, Slavery, and Alcohol

ttumbletree's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

if i could give this book more than 5 stars i would. this was easily one of the most beautiful and enchanting stories i’ve read in a while and i fell deeply, deeply in love with it! i am itching to reread it right this second and to keep reading it over and over again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

omg_pear's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

This was such a fun little fairytale, and I loved how the plot seemed to move so swiftly. Like a river. The relationship between all the characters was lovely and all their flaws were very real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and War

Minor: Sexual assault

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

barbora_j's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Minor: Gaslighting