Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier

7 reviews

nataliealane's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-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: Rape

Moderate: Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

cmbossy's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

I loved the whimsical fairy-tale style of this book. It was beautiful and sweeping, despite how sad and traumatic the main character’s journey is. The character’s youth added a sweet storytelling aspect and I thought it was great. Very dark storylines though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, War, Death, and Self harm

jamby4546's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

lisannerietveld's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Torture

btrz7's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Violence, and Xenophobia

booksandmo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Rape, Abandonment, Animal death, Death, Grief, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

coincidental's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

By turn delightful and devastating both. I don't have the energy for lengthy review, but safe to say this retelling of the story of the girl whose brothers were turned into swans is a beautiful one, full of the majesty and magic of Ireland, and all the fierce power of love and strength of will against unimaginable odds. I loved it.

Important trigger warnings to be aware of: SpoilerRape, emotional manipulation and abuse, physical abuse, starvation and disordered eating, self-harm by means of work/stings from a plant, animal abuse/murder, death of a parent, general violence.
For those sensitive to animals done harm: SpoilerThe dog does die - one at least. There is harm done to animals and whilst it is not discussed in excessive detail, the protagonist's narration of it does not gloss over.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: War, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Self harm, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Death, and Child abuse