Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

4 reviews

meganpbell's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

Mags has a dark family secret, and her long lost childhood best friend has just returned to town with questions. This moving and mysterious graphic novel so vividly depicts how shame and shouldering responsibility can bleed you dry, but family, friendship, and love can give you the courage to befriend the monstrous in you and bring the darkest parts of you into the light, all through a powerful, beautiful, and tender queer love story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Confinement, Abandonment, Infidelity, Blood, Child death, Drug use, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Mental illness and Grief

Minor: Car accident, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, and Suicidal thoughts

nanoauthor's review

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Death, and Blood

storiesatstarfall's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Hot damn this was good. Heavy and suspenseful and tense, but good. Upon publication, the artwork will be in full color, but the black and white of the proof absolutely gave it a noir feel that is equally fabulous. Definitely a great read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Death, Murder, Self harm, Chronic illness, and Child death

Minor: Dysphoria and Animal cruelty