Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir

61 reviews

queermothman's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

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Sabaa when I catch you!!

This book does its job, but I do think it's the weakest in the series.

Helene gets NOTHING are you KIDDING ME?? what was the point in making her suffer so much???? She winds up alone while Laia and Elias just get off free???? Yeah Darin dies, but Mirra gets brought back conveniently and Laia is just fine with that.

Keris is one of the most chilling, well written female villains I've ever read, and you END HER STORY LIKE THIS????? HUH???

So, it could have been better. I honestly think this series could have been expanded into 5 installments. (And also written as an adult series.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Murder, War

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Genocide, Slavery

cornyylynn's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War

brynn_books's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional 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

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Ngl I'm kind of glad to be done with these just so I can finally move on to something else. They weren't bad. I love the writing and the story. I was just kind of bored at times? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent

jordicanread's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

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Overall, this book was good and it wrapped up the series almost perfectly. I loved A Torch Against the Night and A Reaper at the Gates, so I was excited for this final book. Unfortunately, it did leave me a bit disappointed. I was very bittersweet 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, War

Moderate: Child death, Racism

SABAA TAHIR DID NOT HAVE TO KILL OFF HARPER. I find it difficult to believe that his death severed any other purpose other than shock value. Helene literally lost her entire family and Harper taught her how to heal and love again, just for him to be ripped away? I don’t get it. Maybe I’m bitter, but his character deserved more. Also, I just wasn’t a fan of the antagonists’ povs. I think it took away from the emotion of their backstories.

kchantry's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

Moderate: Violence, Blood, War

Minor: Death of parent, Classism

whatjoannasreading's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous tense 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, War

hixxie25's review against another edition

4.0

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

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#justiceforhelene

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, War

Moderate: Genocide, Grief

emilywemily6's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging 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: Complicated

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I love this series, but this one was actually my least favorite. I think that is mostly because the entire series has led up to a huge, dramatic conclusion and it felt like the conflict resolved much too easily for the tension I have experienced throughout the rest of this series. There were still plenty of gut-wrenching twists and a lot of depth to this book, but I think the climax felt a little flat for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, Classism

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Genocide, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Police brutality

Minor: Sexual content

cmtrunnell's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Grief, Death of parent, Murder

readwithria's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

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The Sky Beyond the Storm was the best ending this series could have had.

I was skeptical about this book after Reaper, but once it got started I  couldn’t put it down. The emotional twists and turns, the story, and the characters all added up for this to be an epic conclusion and a beautiful ending for characters that went through so much loss and suffering. But as the series reminded us throughout, “where there is life, there is hope”

Surprise MVP for me was Helene, I looked forward to her chapters and felt her pain and struggles so much. She became the woman her people needed her to be, and that arc was so compelling. Who knew she would become my favorite character?

This book has solidified this series for me, and I will definitely be reading Heir when it comes out. 4.75 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, War

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Racism, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury