Reviews tagging 'Grief'

La casa di sale e lacrime by Erin A. Craig

116 reviews

hala13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

alex_767's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This is a creepy story with a decent pace. There is some character development and a wide variety of character personalities. Some fantasy elements and some plot twists. Kept me engaged.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Body horror and Grief

Minor: Child death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

j_emerson18's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

I loved this story much more than I thought I would. It is beautifully written and has plot twists that I wasn't expecting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Kidnapping and Death of parent

dazzling_aurora's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcohol

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death

its_madi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Blood

ofpagesandparagraphs's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, and Suicide

luosymekawa's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book is gothic horror meets fairy tale meets the Greyjoys. As with any gothic horror is full of spooky vibes and creepy descriptions. I wish I had read this book in the fall! As I get older I seem to become more and more annoyed by first person, but this book is an exception. Annaleigh, our narrator, keeps the story moving at a good pace and we never get sucked too far down into her subconscious (tldr I get lost in the story rather than feeling like I’m receiving a lecture by the character).

This book was SO CLOSE to being a five-star for me. There was something missing in the buildup for the third act. Without giving spoilers, I felt that there wasn’t enough mention of each piece that fit together to solve the mystery. Act 3 would have been more dramatic and alluring if there had been more set up for the twist. I was left feeling a bit blindsided by the solution to the mystery. The metaphorical gun definitely went off in the third act, but I somehow missed the placement of it in acts one and two.

Overall this book was an incredible retelling of an age-old tale!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, and Death of parent

valyn_grebe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I loved this book so much.  It was a wonderful mix of The Twelve Dancing Princess and murder mysteries.  Granted the book is a little slow in the beginning but if you continue to read it, you won’t regret it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Child death, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit