Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The First Bright Thing by J.R. Dawson

2 reviews

littlelizzieborden's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, and Homophobia

caseythereader's review

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Thanks to Tor Books for the free copy of this book.

 - THE FIRST BRIGHT THING is delicate, loving, and heartbreaking. I loved the writing in this book, beautiful without being too flowery, about time travel without feeling unmoored.
- It feels basic to describe this book as THE NIGHT CIRCUS but queer, but it is, and it's also more than that. It grapples with the lasting effects of war and lost family and has a truly horrifying bad guy.
- This book's cast is also diverse in multiple ways, and Rin's identities in particular (queer, Jewish) are central to the story, not just a label added to diversify the group. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Eating disorder