Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Горбун лорда Кромвеля by Кристофер Джон Сэнсом, C.J. Sansom

4 reviews

the_cheerful_necromancer's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

A pretty good Historical Fiction. A few historical inaccuracies here and there, mostly in the use of language, but I doubt the layman reader would notice, so it doesn't really matter. The mystery was pretty solid, too, and it resolved itself satisfyingly enough. Worth a look, I'd say.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child death

Reader beware that this book is set in the Tudor era, and as such, every minority character is going to have a pretty bad time. Our POV character, fortunately, is not violently bigoted, but he is a "product of his time" even so.

thelassinlinen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Violence, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Bullying, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Death, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, Murder, Torture, and Sexual assault

singalana's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

Minor: Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Animal death, Fatphobia, Chronic illness, Death, Blood, Child death, Kidnapping, Murder, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Torture, and Homophobia

lfro2013's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, it's a great little murder mystery and I definitely felt like I was on the edge of my seat for the majority of it. I really like historical novels and this one is very rich with the way it builds the historical atmosphere. It also feels very informative in a natural way. It wasn't perfect, there are some things about the ending that I might change, but generally speaking I'm excited to read the next installment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Racism, Homophobia, and Ableism