Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman

9 reviews

ltsang08's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism, Murder, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Torture, Physical abuse, Blood, Alcohol, Death, Bullying, Animal death, Vomit, Domestic abuse, and Animal cruelty

ebaca41's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I’m glad I read the book. But it was pretty mediocre. If you like Greek mythology and 1700s London, you’d like this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

reclusivebookslug's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

I can't believe I let this sit on my shelves unread for so long! It hits at the perfect intersection of so many things I love in a book: history, myth, trauma, social commentary on power dynamics, animal sidekicks, misunderstood characters, etc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Death of parent and Domestic abuse

Minor: Classism, Confinement, and Murder

Animal death/cruelty is the killing of a pet.

hammychop's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

emma3674's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Great book, took some time to get interesting but very unputdownable towards the end, loved the story and the mystery involved

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Animal death, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

reneethebookbird's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Animal cruelty

grex_ronnie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

2.5

Avrei preferito mettere un 2, ma aggiungo anche un 0.5 in quanto l’ idea della trama è buona.  Un bel mistero, dei bei intrecci per risolverlo, ma… il resto non va bene.

La scrittura è semplice, quasi poco editata, lascia molto a desiderare soprattutto dato che si rifà ad un parlato storico. I dialoghi a volte non sono credibili, sanno di moderno. I personaggi hanno mentalità del tutto moderne, le loro azioni sono spesso e volentieri date dall’ “istinto” ma in realtà è semplice bisogno di trama.
Le relazioni sono poco approfondite, hanno tutti i cliché del caso, simile ad una fan fiction basica.
È un primo tentativo, ma ancora troppo scialbo. Si poteva fare di meglio con la trama che si aveva in mente. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, and Death

kissmelicia's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

erinosgood's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

I thought this was a (mostly) well-executed and enjoyable read. Pandora delivers on the promise of lovable characters, and the dexterity with which the novel weaves Ancient Greek myth and antiquity with the grit and glamour of Georgian England is impressive. Mainly, I really enjoyed reading it!

However, the writing style at times felt slightly forced, in that the dialogue felt what I can only describe as 'old-timey'; this isn't inherently negative, it just felt a little unnatural at times. Nevertheless, it's still worth picking up!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Violence