Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Near Witch by V.E. Schwab, V.E. Schwab

5 reviews

gardens_and_dragons's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

I really loved the characters in the new year which, I only really gave it a three though, because it is strange and subtle, more of an atmospheric read than a complete story for me. Still worth a read if you like fairytale like stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death and Violence

Minor: Gun violence

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death and Gun violence

tkatt20's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I loved this book. Its a really quick read if you're looking for something with a relatively simple magic system and high tension.  I thought the pacing was wonderful for it being a standalone (accompanied by a short story) partially because it had such an interesting writing style and I felt like I could really connect emotionally to the characters which kept me reading. It also didn't feel like too much of an info dump which I run into sometimes with standalones and all the characters had depth and personality outside of the main character. My only complaint was the romance seemed to be very insta love which I'm not a huge fan of but considering that isn't the main plot, this book was great. Gave me major salem witch trial vibes too which I loved! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Self harm, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Blood

aviery's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Self harm, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Physical abuse, Blood, and Religious bigotry

thebookforest's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Kidnapping, and Death of parent