Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner

45 reviews

grimmarchive's review

The romance aspect felt very sprung up. I'm all for romance, and enjoyed the little tidbits of Eloise and lenna, but the current romance felt forced and rushed. Additionally, the switching POVs is jarring and immediately took me out of whatever roll I was on. Just not for me. This book seemed so interesting and I was excited to read it. Dissapointing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Grief, and Sexual harassment

chelseylb1988's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment

blackcatkai's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

CW: blood, murder, death, lite sexual content, ableism, body shaming, gaslighting, sexism, sexual assault, alcohol, fire, classism, homophobia, toxic relationships, grief, some gun violence 

it was ok. I would've liked it more without Morleys POV but whatever. love me a good sapphic love story with ghosts. more of that, please! 

honestly my biggest issue was the constant framing of a port wine stain birthmark being ugly. I know this is a historical novel, but it is so frustrating seeing it constantly mentioned throughout the book. ready player one did this too and it pisses me off. 

your birthmark is not an imperfection, a problem, nor is it disgusting. there is nothing wrong with any type of birthmark, regardless of where it is. what size it is. nor its colouring. and dont let anyone or any book make you feel otherwise. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

carlaah1984's review

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

It wasn't what I expected it to be about based on the title, but I enjoyed it and there were elements that made it interesting and were unexpected. I liked the way the story was structured and told, made it dynamic and engaging. I thought used the Victorian sensibility really well. I liked that Leanna and Evie seemed to be rather middle class. So much Victorian is either the high or the low status but they seemed rather in the middle. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Murder

The plot line about the society committing murders was rather unnecessary, it didn't serve any greater purpose except to explain the death of Elosie and her father. That was the biggest thing against the plot for me

tuhkasirius's review against another edition

mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism and Fire/Fire injury

brogancha's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Grief

am4man's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Murder

caitlyn_rehs's review

mysterious 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

3.0

Despite enjoying the storyline, something about it just made it a slow read for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

felofhe's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

unboxedjack's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.75

Really disappointed with this one. It read like a sixth grader dabbling in queer fanfic: no character development, a predictable and lackluster plot, and eye rolling prose (if it can even be called that). 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment