Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

36 reviews

jodepi's review

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

Often called a cozy fantasy, it is definitely a nice story. But there are some darker themes. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Death, Infertility, and Miscarriage

pinkfloydian's review

emotional inspiring sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Sexism

genny's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? No

4.75

This is the first of T. Kingfisher's books that I've tried, and I adored the writing style! Very classically "fairy tale"-esque, the beginning especially so. There's such a somber feel to the whole book and yet the punches of humor work well. You can kind of predict what will happen as it's a standard quest story, but the characters we meet along the way are so unique (and mostly loveable, save for ones like the curse-child...shudders), they make the journey worth it. There's a ton of creative ideas at play here without bogging down the plot!

I will say though that Marra doesn't come across as a 30-year-old (this is coming from someone nearing that age). Something about her manner kept making me think of her as a teenager. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Body horror

Moderate: Child death, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Physical abuse

Minor: Cannibalism, Confinement, Abortion, and Slavery

mandaraffe's review

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Antisemitism, and Death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

astropova's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Confinement, and Dementia

chaoticquill's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship