Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Whispering Dark by Kelly Andrew

33 reviews

meys_kingdom's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

The plot is very interesting although a tad tangled, but is cold and dark, and the shadows feel like a character itself, I did not spected to like it this much, but boy I did.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Grief, and Child death

Deafness

takarakei'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? Yes

4.5

(reread) tbh the audio narration was just ok (no difference between POV voices) BUT I love this book so, just read a physical copy!

• The ROMANCE *screams*
• Deaf MC
• Dark academia 
• A little spooky
• A lot mysterious
• Dual POV

My original review:
This book will keep you on questioning everything until the end it's super mysterious. You're gonna be like "wtf is going on" for 80% of the book, but in the best way possible.

THE ROMANCE. 
What are these YA Fantasy Romance authors doing to me???? I have *feelings* How do they keep everything so PG but I am sweating?! IT'S SO GOOD.

Protect Colton at all costs. That is all.

If you're a fan of: Belladonna by Adalyn Grace (new adult) or Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (NOT YA) I think you'll really enjoy this.

IDK where to even put the spice cause it's completely 'closed door' if anything even really happens it's vague in the most beautiful way. So 1.5-2/5 🌶️??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Ableism, Murder, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Body horror

Minor: Sexual content, Alcohol, Car accident, Dementia, and Cursing

natashaleighton_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Murder, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Ableism

caterpillarkat's review against another edition

DNF at 59%. I didn’t really care about the characters at all and I kept having to drag myself back to the book to read more. Huge bummer because I was really excited about a Deaf MC in a dark academia setting. Bright side: if you play a drinking game for every time the phrase “little glass Delaney” comes up in chapter 1 alone, you’ll be too sloshed to care.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Ableism

bibliomania_express's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Death, and Ableism

Moderate: Medical trauma, Violence, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Torture, Grief, Body horror, and Kidnapping

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Toxic relationship, and Dementia

habitualrereader's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Child death

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

3.5

This was an interesting story! I wish more information had been given throughout, though. I was lost for most of the book and some stuff was not satisfactorily explained. I may like it more on second read-through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Child death, Violence, and Ableism

Moderate: Grief and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual content

sylvestra's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Ableism and Dementia

takarakei's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

This book will keep you on questioning everything until the end it's super mysterious. You're gonna be like "wtf is going on" for 80% of the book, but in the best way possible.

THE ROMANCE. 
What are these YA Fantasy Romance authors doing to me???? I have *feelings* How do they keep everything so PG but I am sweating?! IT'S SO GOOD.

Protect Colton at all costs. That is all.

If you're a fan of: Belladonna by Adalyn Grace (new adult) or Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (NOT YA) I think you'll really enjoy this.

IDK where to even put the spice cause it's completely 'closed door' if anything even really happens it's vague in the most beautiful way. So 1.5-2/5 🌶️??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Ableism, Murder, Violence, and Body horror

Minor: Sexual content, Alcohol, and Cursing

stardustandrockets's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Child death, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Murder, and Stalking

Minor: Pregnancy and Vomit