Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

55 reviews

supernova_reader's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

Well done. I picked it up because I was told it is an interesting and insightful portrayal of female friendships and how they evolve with age and though life. I wasn’t let down in the slightest. Also pleasantly surprised at the serious topics covered in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Torture, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Colonisation, Child death, Violence, War, Sexism, Racism, Outing, and Infidelity

louisegraveyard's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Transphobia, Misogyny, and Child abuse

Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Domestic abuse

dosymedia's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Deadnaming

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Toxic friendship, Outing, Murder, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Racism, War, and Sexual content

meliroo's review against another edition

dark tense

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Misogyny, Murder, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, and Transphobia

foreverinastory's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Thank you to the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

This was a wild ride. Read 80% in one sitting because I couldn't stop.

Rep: white Irish-British cishet female MC, white British cishet female MC, white British cishet female MC, Black-biracial British lesbian female MC, sapphic Nigerian-British refugee side character, Black-biracial male side character, white trans girl side character, queer Latina trans woman side character, queer BIPOC nonbinary side character. 

CWs: Alcohol consumption, blood, animal death, car accident, confinement, death, injury/injury detail, kidnapping and attempted kidnapping, murder, outing of trans character without consent, toxic friendship, violence. Moderate: classism, death of parent, fire/fire injury, infidelity of one MC's husband, misogyny, racism, sexual content, sexism specifically cissexism, war. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Animal death, Car accident, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Outing, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Sexism, and War