Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

3 reviews

wordsareworlds's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

This book is a masterwork in playing with story structure, culture through diaspora, and basically so many feelings I felt on the verge of drowning in them but would drown happily.

Highly recommend the audiobook version, the narrator was a perfect pairing for the text and gave the entire work that extra dimension that drove home each level of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, War, Body horror, Bullying, Murder, Violence, Grief, Animal cruelty, and Ableism

Moderate: Alcohol and Torture

Minor: Cannibalism

mothie_girlie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

Zuko dupe

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Genocide, Cannibalism, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Alcoholism

atomicrobin's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, Self harm, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship