Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Dark Age by Pierce Brown

11 reviews

winston53's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

5.0

Holy shit. This was a tough read in the fact that sometimes I had to put the book down and process what had happened. The violence, brutality, and heartbreak in this book is not for the faint of heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Murder, Death, Grief, Body horror, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

mqabbadbest's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Child abuse, Murder, War, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Body horror, and Cannibalism

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

5.0

This book was BRUTAL. Not just because just about everything that could go wrong did. Not just because our heroes were backed into all corners. But because the author thought it would be cute to kill every third character 😭 I feel like I’ve lost so much of my heart. But I must see this series through because it couldn’t have all been for nothing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Grief, Drug use, War, Abandonment, Genocide, Blood, Gun violence, Hate crime, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Outing, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Addiction

kaseyzeller's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Drug use, Gore, Confinement, Murder, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Cancer, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Vomit, and War

luxxltyd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Grief, War, Death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, and Child death

Moderate: Torture, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Misogyny

catsandpizza's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Child death, Grief, Violence, Homophobia, and Murder

sask_girl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Child death, Death, Body horror, Rape, Pedophilia, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gore, Gun violence, and Infidelity

Moderate: Grief, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Addiction, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit

sylvestra's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Death, Blood, War, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Grief, and Incest

Minor: Homophobia, Slavery, and Torture

islandbookwyrm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, War, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit, Abortion, Child death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Grief, Violence, Genocide, and Torture

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Incest

marareading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

Wow. If you liked the series so far for the unpredictable alliances, the absolutely BRUTAL combat, the sheer humanity of war and compassion laid bare, then you will definitely love this one as well. 

We still follow our Howlers, the republic, the rim, the Vox, and every other group queueing for control and power. Learning more secrets, and following multiple perspectives. 

This is an insanely dark book, with the true depths of war. Every trigger possible is in this book, so check them of needed. 

Once again I found myself tearing up, freezing in shock, standing to cheer, and filled with rage. I am so attached to these characters. The absolutely brilliant writing makes me have empathy and feel depth for even the most henous of characters. I sometimes forget they aren't real...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Sexual content, Terminal illness, War, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, and Medical content