Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams

5 reviews

chaos_positive's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

very fun fantasy story with unique world building. if you ever wanted characters with the vibes of, a middle age unfazed Victorian woman researcher, a traumatized human torch, and a elf (kinda) who's whole race has (kinda) become vampires' out of "problems" with dying, this is a great place to find it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Violence, Body horror, Self harm, Blood, Death of parent, Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Confinement

Minor: Genocide and Murder

uncreativeoops's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

4.5

This was so much fun! Like a classical high fantasy long epos I used to devour when I was younger, but with unusual worldbuilding (kinda post-apocalyptic, kinda pre-apocalyptic with different peoples that are a mix of your usual fantasy races) and characters that were kind of archetypical but at the same time a reinterpretation or subversion of their stereotypes. I especially loved Vintage (more older women as protagnists in fantasy please!!). At some moments character choices seemed heavily influenced by the fact that the author needed the character to be at a specific location just in time for a specific event so the plot could unfold as it was supposed to (which was noticeable because it didn't make much sense for the character to act like that), but it didn't took that much enjoyment from my reading. The writing was also great and I'm really excited for the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Confinement

Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol

Minor: Self harm

miraclesnow's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

Ahhhhhhh- what a relief. I’ve been wanting to read this series for years, and it did not disappoint.

The first thing to impress me was the worldbuilding. It takes a bit to get used to as it’s unique mix of elements can be hard to wrap your head around at first, once I gelled with it everything made a lot of sense. This story feels very well thought through and I can already see the framework of how intense it’s going to be in the other two books but not being able to predict everything that’ll happen.

The characters were spectacular as well. These are my type of characters I love, flawed, annoying, absolutely lovely and just full of life. At first I wasn’t sure if I would like them all but Jen truly bamboozled me and I fell for all of them. And now I’m invested in them 🥹 
The romances were also well done for the varying amount of time each gets. 

I think there is only more to get excited about for The Bitter Twins and I can’t wait to start it. Except now, I sleep.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Terminal illness, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Blood and Violence

Minor: Self harm and Alcohol

kaziaroo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

Do you ever love a book so much you almost wonder if it was written for you? This had everything I've ever wanted from a book. I can't wait to read the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Grief, Gore, Death, Alcohol, Self harm, War, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Body horror

Moderate: Alcoholism, Genocide, Child death, and Animal death

Minor: Suicide

zoelri's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

4.5

Holy crap, this book was a journey. It is a slow start/build up, but it is amazing. The world building is phenomenal. I’m fairly new to fantasy books that are this complex, and I have to say I am highly impressed. This was a great intro for me. The last few chapters really have you on the edge of your seat. Lastly, I wanna say that this trio (Vintage, Noon, and Tor) are just great together. I am definitely interested to see where the rest of the series goes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Self harm, and Sexual content