Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

73 reviews

kierank's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Rewired my brain chemistry

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Gore, Body horror, Gaslighting, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Cursing and Alcohol

Minor: Colonisation

azureandroid's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Really good but it is from a second person perspective on the beginning which can be HARD to get a grip on

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Body horror, Mental illness, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

Moderate: Child death, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Gore, and Murder

Minor: Cursing, Vomit, Blood, Sexual content, and Dysphoria

Harrow is traumatised, she is really her own warning at this point

lizziaha's review against another edition

funny sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book had me wheezing with laughter at some points. It also had me scrambling, trying desperately to fill in the blanks in the story (most of my theories ended up being wrong).  The inclusion of the immortals in this story was delightful (even if the immortals themselves were not) and I thought that Mercymorn’s commitment to the bit about the infants was hilarious. It took me a minute to get used to the second-person voice that at least half of the book is written in, but ultimately I think it worked well for the story. There are these big intangible subjects that Muir never really talks about, but that permeate the entire story nonetheless. Love is one of those things, and the second person pov grabs a handful of that intangible quality and twists it and makes art of it, then hands it back to us as the readers. It’s not my typical beloved writing style that would focus more inwards, but it’s captured my heart anyway. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series. Original Rating: 4.75

Second Read: This book was IMMENSELY more enjoyable (and heart wrenching) the second go around. I’m frankly astounded at how much went right over my head on the first read. I should also say that it was remiss for me to spend so much of my first review talking about how funny it is. It IS funny, but it’s also so deeply sad that it’s hard to wrap your head around. There is so much grief at the forefront—the plot is necessary, but it”s driving force, at every point, is grief. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Body horror, Cursing, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Vomit, and War

Minor: Cannibalism, Alcohol, and Self harm

iane_reads's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Violence, Self harm, Stalking, Torture, Body horror, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Gore, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Eating disorder, Genocide, Ableism, Sexual content, Child abuse, Suicide, Cannibalism, Child death, and Confinement

Minor: Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Miscarriage, Cancer, Terminal illness, Animal death, Dementia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Acephobia/Arophobia, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and War

jodean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, Abandonment, Violence, Toxic friendship, Murder, Grief, Body horror, Blood, Gore, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Suicide, Death of parent, and War

n0elle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

So many emotions right now!! This book is an absolute masterpiece. 
Similar to the first part in the series, I spent about 60% of the book being confused but damn did I love it. And then things start to unravel and my jaw dropped so many times. 
All of the characters are incredibly well crafted and have so much depth and complexity. 
I’m continuously blown away by the author’s capability to give each character such a unique voice. 
All in all, it’s a wild ride filled with adventure, mystery, action, fighting, death and gore but als love that defies all rules and realms. 
I wish I could write a more eloquent review right now but my mind is still reeling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death of parent, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, Violence, Gore, and Suicidal thoughts

meat_muffin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Medical content, Violence, War, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Gaslighting, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, and Confinement

Minor: Pregnancy and Suicidal thoughts

clarabooksit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Blood, Cursing, Body horror, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Death, Toxic friendship, and Mental illness

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, and War

fishbones's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Alcohol, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

msradiosilence's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, War, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, and Vomit