Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

171 reviews

_mor06_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Blood, Death, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content

Cults!! Manipulations that created a cult over godlike figures is a main theme

brianneh's review against another edition

A little too much body horror/gore for me personally, but I really liked the writing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Death

ladykatka's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

I had to read the first few pages a couple times to get used to the writing style. Once that happened it did have a unique beauty to it. The conversation between the mermaid and the plague doctor was easily the best part. It was gruesome at times but it added to the atmosphere.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Body horror, and Medical trauma

lilmswolfe's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious medium-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? Yes

2.0

The use of words not often used in everyday life was overwhelming. It’s fine if there a word here and there, I can usually decipher what it means by the surrounding text but dang 2-3 words every sentence or so? Sheesh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Murder, Gore, Domestic abuse, Death, Child death, Body horror, and Blood

vampirequeen's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Medical content and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death and Excrement

chainsawheartbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

A hauntingly beautiful love story about life, death and the destruction of what we hold dear.
This book gets very dark and gory in places, but it’s not without the warmth that comes with a true romance, one that keeps your heart light amongst the grim setting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Torture, Body horror, and Blood

salemander's review against another edition

5.0

this shit had me SOBBING. one of the most beautiful books i’ve ever read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Child death, and Death

nubiani's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Child death, Violence, Death, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: War

clynns's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Vomit, Confinement, Death, and Torture

loki29's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

3.0

A bizzare but intriguing book. It took me a while to get used to the language. While I did end up kind of enjoying the language used, I found it felt pretensious at times. 

However, it had a good pace and kept me intrigued from start to finish. I would love to have had more about the mermaid and the plague doctor

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Blood, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content