Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May

17 reviews

prosenheim's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Child abuse, Blood, Death, Gore, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Death of parent, Rape, Torture, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Abortion

bloodmaarked's review against another edition

dnf @ 23%. bored out of my skull, sorry.

✧ full review on my tumblr ✧

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: War and Panic attacks/disorders

sadwitch's review

adventurous dark tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

minimaiasaura's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Toxic relationship, Blood, Drug use, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: War, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Classism, Abortion, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

tors_tomes's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Bea is honestly the worst. </spolier>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion

marcostorin's review

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Murder, Blood, Misogyny, Violence, Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Grief, Infertility, Rape, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Drug use

clothildev's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I was honestly bored by the end and wanted it to be finished already
I wanted more romance and less pointless ghost fighting, we only get crumbs of sapphic romance and selfish Bea walks away without a second glance at the mess she made???
Not impressed, which is a shame, it was promising

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Death of parent, Abandonment, Death, Toxic friendship, and Child abuse

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: War

scam_lark's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Abortion, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

thereisnotry54's review

dark mysterious sad 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

2.0

I enjoyed some of the over-the-top romance, but it was very confusing. There were interludes from other perspectives which did tie in nicely eventually. The style of book changed to get a lot more intense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, Murder, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, War, Abandonment, and Violence

Minor: Gaslighting, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, and Infidelity

lesty_gibbs's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

The writing is really gorgeous, and I adore the premise. 1920's sapphic witchy great gatsby vibes? Phenomenal. It took me a while to connect with the characters, and I was only really enjoying Annie once she was leaning into her own character arc. 

I loved the growth in the relationship between Annie and Emeline. They were great, and the way their characters were explored was really interesting. I couldn't stand Bea though, which I felt let the ending down because of how integral her safety, and the characters caring about her safety, was to the final plot. Things would have been far smoother if they just removed Bea from the equation, and I couldn't find myself justifying why she was there. She had a moment towards the end suggesting growth, but it felt too little too late. 

I also wished the plot with Annie's dad could have been more fleshed out, I actually found myself forgetting about him and the story surrounding it, which left me scrambling to pick myself back on track for Annie's personal growth. It also made one of the final plot points feel quite shoehorned for me, since it hinges on the dad plot line, yet it's so drawn out that I felt like that part of the story was put on the back burner. 

That being said, I really did love how some the themes were handled, and again, the prose itself was so beautiful. Overall, I loved Annie's growth, how her belief system was challenged, and how she was changed by the end. Emmeline was phenomenal, and I loved how it explored her self doubt, her grief, and the continuing impact of her childhood abuse. The magic system was really cool, and I especially loved how it explored the consequences of ones actions, and how it was used as an allegory for other issues, such as sexuality, etc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Violence, Sexism, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Abandonment and Sexual assault