Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Vow of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson

4 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

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

marine2907's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Violence, War, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Medical content

saoreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

The storytelling involved throughout the book is so enticing and majestic. It garnered a lot of memorable riddles, quotes and lines that makes you ponder in time. I love the poetic aide it gives off, giving the presence of something dreamy and hopeful. As a sequel of Dance of Thieves, the world building and plot grew on me as the story uncovers with its twists and turns. Both characters suffered in the midst of death but won over it. This book taught me of better tomorrows, wherever it may be, it's going to happen. And I think I like this better than the first one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, and Violence