Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater

24 reviews

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I love Maggie Stiefvater’s writing so. much. I obviously love fantasy as a genre, but the way Stiefvater writes it is unlike any other writer I know. It’s part of her stories—an important part—but they still feel so <i>real</i> and close to the real world. I’m often turned off by (what I feel to be gratuitous) grittiness or violence in stories, but Stiefvater always makes me care enough about the characters that I’ll power through those parts. I loved the Ronan/Adam scenes, though they were few and far between, and I enjoyed getting to know Declan better (shockingly, he’s not nearly as annoying as he seemed). However, I definitely missed the characters and found family from the The Raven Cycle.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent

dandelioness's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Murder, and Vomit

Moderate: Death of parent and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Self harm

gothicmoon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

4.0

HOW IS ADAM AS A SIDE CHARACTER? HOW IS HE PERCEIVED WHEN HES NOT CARRYING THE PLOT ON HIS BACK? dreamer trilogy-only fans please advise 

lindenmere beautiful declan beautiful farooq-lane beautiful liliana beautiful hennessy beautiful everything everything everything . 

parsifal is so annoying god bless . reminds me too much of myself /: 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Death

pagesofquinn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Physical abuse and Self harm