Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

286 reviews

shmarr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent and Animal death

nclausel25's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Classism, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

naturallylazy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

purplepickle's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Child death and Pregnancy

jayknowsit's review

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

3.75

this is a really fun read with an interesting world! but according to her website the author helped found ao3 and you can tell

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Child death, Death, and Animal death

littlestdread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Grief, and Death

rachelhelmer's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence and Death

pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

Loved this book! The lore is so rich and intricate, and the cast of characters is so lovable and diverse. Loved every second of being inside this universe!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Death, Child death, and Body horror

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Gore, and Classism

Minor: Racism, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Animal death, and Cursing

phantomgecko's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

This brings a horrific new face to dark academia/magic boarding school. The premise for this book raises questions and concerns galore, but it works. When I laid out the premise to my husband, he asked if it was a horror novel (it's not).

The characters are interesting as well. El is a reverse chosen one--a fated dark lord that is NOT interested in being evil. I liked this take more than I thought I would. Orion is a himbo.

Honestly, my biggest regret is probably listening to the audiobook instead of reading it myself. I feel like the voice and tone, particularly of the main character, would have been different and better in my head. (No shade to Anisha Dadia, the voice actress)

This is a fun one to read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Gore

aroraback's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

I borrowed this from a friend, who recommended it but also informed me that they weren't planning on continuing with the second books so I didn't have high hopes. BUT I really ended up enjoying it. 

More and more I find I enjoy books that have a YA feel, but are directed at adults one way or another (new adult?). And who doesn't like dark academia?

I appreciate Galadriel's snark, and the slow build of relationships that happens over the course of the book. The end solution does feel a little like it came out of the left field, but I'll be interested if that type of actions continue. The one other thing that stood out to me, is that this definitely felt like they were really just setting up a larger problem that hasn't really been introduced yet, I won't know until I read the others if I'm correct though haha.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Death