Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn

4 reviews

sassafras_kate's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Blood

Minor: Pregnancy and Physical abuse

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? No

4.75

   It's not the best nor the worst Veronica Speedwell book. 

Narrator Rating: 5.0 stars
   As always, she knocked it out of the park.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexism, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, and Domestic abuse

The toxic relationship is not between Stoker and Veronica but between two secondary/minor characters. Animal cruelty is mentioned a few times but not described in detail.

rosa_lina96's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

As this is my introduction to this series, I don't really have any other books to compare it to, but I definitely found it an interesting read. I feel like the main characters of Veronica and Stoker, along with the many facets to their relationship and their flaws, are explored well, and the many historical details to be found within were captivating enough to keep me reading (I actually looked up what an anatomical Venus was to have a reference for the book and holy crap, uncanny valley to the extreme). I also love the detail of Veronica having an interest in butterflies, as that's a side of scientific study you don't see being dealt with in literature that often. That being said, all the characters seem to talk in the exact same diction and style quite often, and so many of them got introduced that it was a bit hard to keep track of who was who at certain points. The ending of the story felt a bit rushed to me as well, like there was a complete 180 in tone out of absolutely nowhere. 

That being said, it was a captivating book and the characterization was intriguing enough for me to consider reading the others in the series, so it has that going for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Animal cruelty

sarahmorgan's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, Murder, and Physical abuse