Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

5 reviews

katy_bee's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

3.75

My first Holly Black after hearing a fair amount about her. Well put together sorry, drawing on folk and fairy tales. Everything came together after some twists and turns along the way.
YA romance storylines don't always land well with me but this was well handled.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse

rachelgreenreads's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

This was such a fun read in classic Holly Black style with high stakes, daring heroines, and equal parts fantastical and horrifying fairies. 

I thought the plot was super fun, and the mystery was intriguing and resolved neatly. The characters were oh so lovable. 

I just love how Black harnesses both the whimsy and terror of fairy stories. 

My only complaint was toward the end, the characters had monologues that felt a little to perfect and not really how teens speak to each other, but I’ll give them a pass being nonhuman. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Grief

The teens unpack some childhood abuse via neglect as the story goes along, I’d say the content is moderate.

ifoundcallie's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Homophobia

princessrory's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Sexual harassment, Grief, and Torture

Minor: Slavery and Child abuse

karapillar's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Murder, Torture, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Infidelity