Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison

27 reviews

ethuiliel's review

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

The story was great, and the characters were compelling. I did have terrible keeping track of people and places though. Too many unfamiliar words. A glossary like there was in The Goblin Emperor would have helped

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Grief, Death, Murder, Gore, Violence, Suicide, Body horror, and Outing

Minor: Rape, Religious bigotry, Infidelity, Medical content, and Pregnancy

maecave15's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Gore

Minor: Suicide, Religious bigotry, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

pvbobrien's review

emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Murder, Suicide, Body horror, Blood, and Death

Minor: Outing, Classism, Vomit, and Pregnancy

alisonvh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

It’s really good, but the world building is pretty intense. All the names were so long and unfamiliar that I had trouble keeping track of who was who.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual assault, War, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Classism, Death, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Rape, and Toxic relationship

jupitermond's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Homophobia, and Rape

kal517's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Gore, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape, Pregnancy, and Racism

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

It feels like a detective novel, except the detective is a priest who can commune with the dead. With that angle this book does get rather sorrowful. As someone who deals with depression, I saw a lot of that reflected in the main character, Thara Celehar. At times, when he was struggling, I found it quite heavy. It’s also a bit slow at times. However, it all wraps up in a very interesting way, but a bit fast for my liking. 

“‘Tranquility in strength’ meant having the strength to keep one’s tranquility of mind, no matter what the world brought.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Murder, Body horror, Death, Grief, Suicide, Blood, and Mental illness

achingallover's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Violence, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, War, and Racism

the_bees_books's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

An amazing mash-up of high fantasy and crime thriller, this book will keep you on the edge of your seat, all the way to the climactic end! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Death, and Misogyny

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gore, Suicide, Classism, Pregnancy, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Blood