Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Modern Divination by Isabel Agajanian

6 reviews

risquish's review against another edition

the tension within the rivals to lovers portion of the book was lovely as were the overall vibes; this feels like a really good fall read. That said, it was just too slow for me. I kept waiting for more to happen, but even when it did I didn’t really feel the pacing or tension change. Overall, the characters felt just too unhappy for me; their emotions were justified, but it just wasn’t my personal vibe which is sad bc I was looking forward to this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Grief, and Murder

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Alcohol

_loftwing_'s review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Vomit, Medical content, and Grief

soniajoy98's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit, Abandonment, and Classism

tilda_002's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.25

This book is about witches and academia and rivals, who become lovers and by forced proximity. It’s so cute and loved this read it as part of the TransRights Readathon as the author is non-binary.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

shutupaboutbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

"That was the difference between men who grew up coddled, spoon fed success until hunger formed only from its loss,  and women who'd reached success by clawing through their own flesh"

This book was just incredible. It's hard to put into words exactly how it made me feel but I'm going to try. 

First of all, the prose. Agajanian weaves beautiful words with horrifying imagery, resulting in a tense and emotional atmosphere. She uses powerful metaphors to not only get the point across but to glue it to your brain. The way they wrote grief and misery had me feeling it right along with the characters. 

Second, the characters. They are flawed and don't try to hide it. They let their flaws dictate their choices and do it unapologetically. That is until they help each other realize that there is more to them than just what they lack.

Lastly, the romance. It was so well developed. You felt their conflicting emotions right along with them. It felt natural and not at all forced. They had me crying so hard. I want someone to see me the way they saw each other. 

All in all, it is a phenomenal book that everyone should read. I'm stunned this is her debut. I can' t wait for the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, and Vomit