Reviews tagging 'Death'

Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez

122 reviews

allymute's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

 I’m glad I took my time with this novel. It’s a fierce and masterful work that the reader really needs to chew on. I didn’t understand some of the more subtle effects of the dictatorship and unrest on the storyline as much as a South American reader probably would, but I do not fault the author for that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

abbymawhinney's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

anomiques's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

yuyine's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.0

Notre part de nuit est un roman horrifique particulièrement oppressant et dérangeant qui nous plonge au cœur d’atrocités où les monstres sont bien humains mais où le fantastique s’invite comme une ombre supplémentaire. Vaste fresque historique et sociale par sa densité et son alternance d’époques et de points de vue, c’est un roman riche. Malheureusement, de vastes longueurs et une intrigue qui manque de rythme auront eu raison de mon plaisir de lecture et me laissent sur un sentiment en demi-teinte. C’est un bon roman, mais je ne rejoins pas les éloges dithyrambiques à son sujet.

Critique complète sur yuyine.be!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Terminal illness, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, and Classism

thekeytotheend's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, and Classism

nessafurtado's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

It’s literally one of the best books I’ve read in my entire life - made me fall in love with Mariana Enriquez and with horror/ thriller books all over again. Reading a book that doesn’t have the USA or England as a background was refreshing as hell. Just please search for the trigger warnings there’s a lot of sensible content.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

mispaintedlady's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

Absolutely amazing , beyond words how good this story is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Dysphoria, War, and Classism

rhiannonafternoon's review

dark slow-paced

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

5.0

This is a winding and immersive story of Gaspar, a child born out of darkness, with parents who did everything in their power to protect him from the darkness they were forced to be a part of. 
I loved how each piece of the story started somewhere new and uncertain, building on this extensive horror of visions, darkness, and doors. If you love the occult, this is an excellent long read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

buzzabelle's review

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.25

This book had moments where it was hauntingly beautiful, where the author’s prose made me stop and reflect on how well-written a sentence was. And then it had moments where I felt it was dragging and where there was unnecessary violence. Maybe it wasn’t for me, but I just couldn’t get into it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

captainroz's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit, Police brutality, Car accident, and War