Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Belladonna by Adalyn Grace

48 reviews

andreapepsii's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

I loved this book, but I wish it were 100 pages more to give some characters the depth they deserved. The ending felt a bit rushed, aside from that great read and will continue the saga in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Death

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism and Infidelity

hazel_oat's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Suicide attempt, Body horror, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Alcohol, Misogyny, Vomit, Alcoholism, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

ro_lux's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Child abuse, Vomit, and Terminal illness

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

book_dragon_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Omg so good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Vomit, Abandonment, Blood, Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Gore, Alcoholism, Death, Classism, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Murder, Alcohol, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

znrtr's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Body horror, and Medical content

Moderate: Murder

alittlenutmeg's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Grief, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

dovahkiin_freyja's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Once she is taken in as a ward at her cousin's home, Signa realizes that death is coming for her cousin, Blythe. Using every weapon at her disposal, and determined to find out who's behind her Blythe's sickness, it's a race against time. But murder, poisonings, and betrayal aren't the only things in store for Signa. 

This story is full of ghosts and murder, with a surprising romantic aspect to it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Terminal illness and Animal death

Minor: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Sexual content

katvou's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Gothic, historical murder mystery with well developed characters and interesting plot. The FMC, Signa is able to see spirits and even Death himself.

When Signa’s aunt dies, she is sent to live with her uncle and cousins at Thorn Grove where she stumbles upon a murder mystery.

Belladonna is a great book full of twists and turns, mysteries and some romance.

I can’t wait to read more.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Vomit, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Violence and Sexual content

mbzoller's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I love this book.

It took a while for me to get into it, but I was quickly swept away with the romance plot.

The audiobook narrator is wonderful, especially for the voice of Death.

So excited to read Foxglove.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Vomit, Murder, Terminal illness, and Death of parent