Reviews tagging 'Grief'

A Haunting in the Arctic by C.J. Cooke

8 reviews

pvp_niki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death, Grief, Murder, Rape, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Suicide

Minor: Vomit, Homophobia, Colonisation, Abortion, and Alcohol

kmtaylor002's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Self harm, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Child death, Animal death, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Abortion, Medical content, Alcohol, Vomit, Suicide, and Cancer

sosh91's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

After sitting with this book for a while I feel I may have rated it too harshly at the beginning.

The imagery this book created was beautiful, it’s an easy page turner and it reignited my love for the power of the ocean and the secrets it keeps. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Grief, Rape, and Death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Animal death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, and Confinement

victoria_catherine_shaw's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death, Pregnancy, Self harm, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Animal cruelty, and Grief

rachelly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Animal death, Confinement, Rape, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Body horror, Abortion, Sexual violence, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

wytherwytch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

This book wasn't great. It was predictable. The more I think or talk about this book the worse I think it was. I only finished it because it was short and I could smash it on a 12 hour flight.

It had quite a bit of detail about the rapes so be emotionally prepared if you read it. That detail didn't seem to reflect the woman's feelings on it either. More about how the men treated her. The main character is systematically raped by multiple men. In parts I felt like it sympathised towards the rapists, offering explanations for why this happened. It was also victim blaming as other characters blame the victim for not being able to let go and the character isnt allowed to move on or get back to her loved ones until she does.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Death, Gaslighting, Body horror, Rape, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood

Minor: Infidelity and Alcohol

what_heather_loves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

"I know what I saw...It can't be a coincidence.

Maybe I was wrong not to say anything to the others about the woman. About the ghost. I felt ashamed, and I worried about their reaction.

But it seems we're not longer exploring the Ormen.

We are being hunted."

A chilling (literally and metaphorically) tale of a whaling ship in the Arctic. Two female protagonists find themselves trapped on the Ormen ship; Nicky the daughter of the shipping company owner has been kidnapped and is travelling from Dundee to the Arctic in the late Victorian era and Dom, an urban explorer, is on board the beached shipwreck in the present day. A history of Scottish whaling ships, Scottish and Icelandic folklore and paranormal occurrences are woven in to the enthralling narrative. The author has produced a complex exploration of the impact of patriarchy and trauma on people and places. The tension of the remote and dangerous location combined with disturbing events builds to a terrifying conclusion. An intense, dark and feminist tale of revenge, for fans of Laura Purcell and Stacey Hall, it's also reminiscent of Michelle Paver's Dark Matter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, and Rape

Moderate: Stalking, Physical abuse, Child death, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy

tamara_joy's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Very spooky, very icy. And an unusual setting - the north coast of Iceland.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Bullying, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Alcohol and Gun violence

Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism