Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Vow of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson

28 reviews

lindseyhall44'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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Grief, and War

fearlesslyrachel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

Literally so good

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Blood, War, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

bluebell4's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Got wrap up to the story, I’m very sad it’s over 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Torture

Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Gore

Minor: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Trafficking

gingerbooknerd3's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Grief, and Murder

sadie_g's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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

I just love this book and Kazi and Jase’s relationship so much! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, War, and Confinement

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, and Pregnancy

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.75

Honestly the only thing holding me back from a full 5 stars is that there were a lot of characters to keep track of sometimes and my brain isn’t always great at that. 

When say there were lots of characters I mean like Game of Thrones vibes* and like also with the politics and the twists and high stakes of it all. I really really enjoyed the political plot which is not something I usually like. I was LIVINGGG for the romance between Kazi and Jase! 

I think this one really outdid the first one and I’m very happy I read it. If you are gonna read this duology I’d definitely recommend reading them either back to back or close together just because I think that would’ve helped me with keeping track of the characters.

I want a full book of Greyson and Miandre post vault because I love reading their little quotes about the “before” and something else I love about these books is how it’s seems to be set in the future because the make references to “the before” that are things/constructs we have now


*im talking the show because I haven’t read the books so idk

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Slavery, Violence, War, Confinement, Sexism, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Torture, Genocide, Gun violence, Abandonment, and Grief

neko_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

WOW that was good. Mary E Pearson, you are so cruel putting those cliffhangers at every chapter. How TERRIBLE of you. 

Needless to say I loved this lmao

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Death

Moderate: War, Grief, and Confinement

Minor: Pregnancy and Death of parent

mrsalexisrjones's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

The first book may have introduced us to this world but this book expands it, digging in deeper, and breaking it down. Is he a friend or a foe, a monarch or a dictator? Will they meet again or die trying? This book takes you in an emotional ride that leaves you wanting just one more chapter!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Death, Physical abuse, War, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual content

jana_f's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy and Death of parent

missgarceau's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

Honestly, I found the whole “blackface” as a main plot point- to be both racially insensitive & completely unnecessary. It completely ruined the book for me, and made me resent reading this book. 

Having finished this Duology I find I have more criticisms than compliments. For this particular genre & themes explored, it gets a solid C- at best. It’s not something I will be recommending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Murder, Racial slurs, Stalking, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical trauma, Racism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Classism, Death of parent, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse