Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow

40 reviews

pookiee's review

challenging reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

a well done medieval atmosphere, takes less than an hour to devour, and delivers a gut punch using one of my favorite themes:

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Child death, Murder, and War

theinkedpath's review

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

ES:

Esta historia corta me dejó llorando y con el corazón tiritando.
Creo que es una narración muy potente y delicada al mismo tiempo, por lo que se muestra la capacidad de Alix E. Harrow para construir historias que te rodean, te abrazan y se quedan contigo. 

Creo que voy a leer a esta autora siempre.

EN:

I was captured by this story and, by the end, I was trembling and crying. I could not put it down. This story was weaving with care, mastery in the writing craft and the darkness of legend-type of stories. Creating a complex narrative that expands through few pages while giving characters the flesh and complexity they need while they also had this halo of mystery.

If it could, I would expand this world and stay in it for a little bit more time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, War, and Blood

Moderate: Grief

shadowspinner's review

dark sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

skylar_cr_wolf's review

dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I read it while taking the train to somewhere. And this piece! It’s slightly haunting but extremely Beautiful. And yes, with a capital b! I love how you go through the cycle of the life

from a little girl made to be the Devil to turn out to be the Saint of War. Only to finally understand at the end what’s important!

It’s been very well made and it’s also my first time reading Alix’ writing style. I love it. This is among my favourite books now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: War, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood and Child death

I am not sure if I can label the relationship between the protagonist and the prince/king as a) slavery, b) toxic relationship or anything because it’s monarchy and the system of monarchy is absolutely strange and just something which feels bot necessarily right, especially when you consider in the time the short story plays

akirokis's review

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

thewordsdevourer's review

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.25

time loop stories are always a bit of a mindfvck for me, and the six deaths of the saint is no different. what differentiates this one, however, is how short and concise it is, yet it still packs quite an emotional punch. the saint and gwynne's story also ends up being surprisingly touching towards the end, and the former's character development - albeit over centuries - is great. the externalities arent overly highlighted as the story's so focused on the saint's inner life, but it's def an interesting one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Suicide, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Emotional abuse

queerreaderchaos's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, War, Death, and Murder

rebyreadsandwrites's review

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Classism, Death, and War

bexbringsbooks's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

There are no saints. And love is a tragedy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Suicide, War, Xenophobia, Blood, Body horror, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Classism, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Violence

emeraldelephant's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Blood, Violence, and War