Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Ich bin Harrow by Tamsyn Muir

70 reviews

sayhar13's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, and Grief

Moderate: Genocide, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

judetime's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

Part of it is written in second person and there are perspective switches, which isn’t everybody’s jam. I didn’t mind the second person so much.

Also: it hurt so bad. Tamsyn Muir is ruining my life. This is my favorite book series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and War

leecyph's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I preferred the first book in the series, mainly because I found Gideon better company than Harrow much of the time. For 3/4 of the book I had absolutely no idea what was going on. I trusted the process, and the last quarter was fantastic and so fun. Gotta say though, if book 3 is still more delayed gratification, I don't think I can handle it, and frankly, I'll be a little pissed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Child death and Genocide

spleenc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

5.0

Oh. My. God.

Harrow the Ninth was perfect in more than one way.

You'll feel lost. I was completely lost during the first pages. I was wondering if my copy was faulty because I didn't understand what was happening. And so, you read. And you can't stop because you (or, at least, I), want to understand. Something wrong but you can't put your finger on it. Your brain works hard. It might make you angry, especially if you're not very patient. 

But then, the last quarter happens. And this time, you can't stop reading, even more than before. No more "one last chapter". No, this time, it's "I need to finish it today or I'll never sleep ever again". 

Harrow the Ninth is a true page-turner, taking you by a lot of different emotions. I was happy to find back some characters, to discover new ones and to learn more about others. The characters, the way they are written, theirs relationship... Everything makes sense and makes you love them.

I'm left with questions, wanting answers and desperate for Nona the Ninth.

I think The Locked Tomb books might my favorite 2022 reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Genocide, Child death, and Death of parent

nikenacs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

GtN left me absolutely stunned and this one managed to top that effect, by far. The layers, twists and turns of this plot are out of this world. By the end, the plot was twisting so hard I didn't know which way was up and down. And Harrow, dear Harrow, I care about you so fucking much. Together with GtN, easily my favorite book I've read this year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Vomit, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Gaslighting, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Genocide, War, and Xenophobia

doubledevour's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Murder

Moderate: Genocide, Vomit, and Child death

khargaotte's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Murder, Blood, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Gore

Moderate: Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Genocide and Colonisation

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Blood, Genocide, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Mental illness

Necrophilia, extremely dark content about necromancers. Main character spends a huge chunk of the book thinking she is insane.

pbarrett5275's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

At first I wasn't sure if I'd like where the plot was headed after I finished the Gideon of Ninth. I soon released it didn't matter what I thought because I had no idea what was going on. The beginning of Harrow the Ninth can be tough, but ultimately this sequel lives up to it's predecessor and possible even more. Despite being quite perplexed, I found myself enjoying the new storyline as much as I was confused by it. This book is a bit darker, but still had plenty of good laughs, mystery, and soup. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters added to the mythology as well as those with newly expanded roles from the returning cast. Unlike Gideon, Harrow the Ninth actually takes place in space, and is filled with plenty of new adventure, expanded world building, and easily the best fight scene in the series to date.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, and Blood

Minor: Cancer, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, War, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

cal_the_queer's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and War

Minor: Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Cancer