You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.

Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Beztroska by Lauren Roberts

101 reviews

emilywemily6's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous hopeful tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This book was a bit of a let down because there is zero plot!!! There were so many more directions I expected this to go and it went in none of them. This book is a ton of back and forth between Paedyn and Kai and it got really old. I also wish we got more of Kai’s perspective because you could tell he had some character growth based on his actions, but we didn’t get to hear any internal thoughts about that change. The tension between the characters was really good at the beginning and just kind of fell apart  throughout the book without reason. I guess I saw the ending coming because we got zero hints at anything else during the story, but it still made zero sense to me and kind of made me annoyed. It feels like you could have slipped this book except for a couple of chapters and then start reading the third. I love these characters and the world but this book didn’t add a lot to either of these.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

hjb_128's review against another edition

Go to review page

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

2.75

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

esterslibrary's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

imkedogger's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I feel like this book was mostly just filler to build up for the third and final book in the series. There was a lot of action and fighting, but none of it super impactful. We spend the whole book on something that probably could've been resolved way faster, but I love Kai and Paedyn so I didn't mind reading about their journey together. It was a tad bit unrealistic at times, but aren't most fantasy books like that sometimes? I was shocked by the ending and will definitely continue this series once the third book comes out. I'm really curious about what will happen to them all and how the series will end. 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

sammymilfort's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

kaylahcc's review against another edition

Go to review page

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

3.5

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

cnannery19's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

amkleintje's review against another edition

Go to review page

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

3.0

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Honestly I did genuinely love this book, but it is somewhat of a filler between powerless and fearless. 

It follows Kai and Kitt as they battle with their feelings following their fathers death at the hands of Paedyn, with kai hunting her in his role as the enforcer and Kitt stepping into his new role as king.  

There was definitely some shocking twists in regarding to feelings and some actions that are made, but the main consensus is it is a way of working through passion and anger  following the death and destruction wreaked and ordered by the old king and the lies he may have spread.   

Overall I can’t wait to get to the final book and find out how Paedyn and the brothers tale truly ends. 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

janacc's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Expand filter menu Content Warnings