Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Last Witch of Scotland by Philip Paris

8 reviews

k_arnold's review

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

burnourhistory's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Confinement

rcsreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.0

It was fine. I wasn't really motivated to pick it up and was just reading it to finish it. I think the fact I've visited the witch stone in Dornoch, and seen a play about the women, and thus knew how their story ended removed any sense of suspense or jeopardy. I didn't care enough about the fate of the troupe for them to draw me in more.
The writing is pretty basic and YA feeling and it rushed through the actual witch trial with minimal focus on the consequences or emotions of it.
The modern part at the end was awful and twee.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Child death

rhi_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Violence, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, and Domestic abuse

carcinokattastic's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death, Death, and Physical abuse

victoria_catherine_shaw's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child death, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, and Death of parent

bookedbymadeline's review

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

Thank you to Netgalley and Black & White Publishing for the eARC! All opinions expressed are my own.

This story is told mainly from Aila’s perspective but occasionally we get POVs from other characters like Jack. I was pulled in right away and I didn’t want to put it down for the most part. The pacing was good for the most part, it did slump a little in the middle before picking up again for the last third.

I loved the characters and their relationships! Fantastic found family rep and great character development throughout the novel. I felt like I really got to know each character! The ending/Epilogue felt unnecessary and I think I would’ve given 5 stars if had ended after the final chapter as that would’ve made a better end to the novel. 

Overall a great read about witchcraft and the Scottish witch trials! I highly recommend for anyone else who enjoys reading about this dark period in history, well written characters, or if you enjoy the found family trope 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Confinement, Dementia, Torture, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, and Sexism

becxreadz's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-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

5.0

Liked
*Mother daughter relationship
*Found family
*Learned about some Scottish witch history I never knew
*The care the author put into the story
*Aila was a brave and intelligent young woman

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Torture, and Death of parent