Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Witches of New York by Ami McKay

11 reviews

cwerber's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

It started off slow for me and unfortunately, I got Eleanor and Adelaide confused several times. 

But once I got to the middle then it picked up. I think the last quarter of the book with the preacher was the worst because he was an odious character. 

Anyway, I recently discovered that there is another book. So, I guess I will check it out and read it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Confinement, Blood, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, and Sexism

Minor: Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Classism, and Grief

probablytoolate's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Vomit, Torture, Stalking, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Murder

jrose151's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Self harm, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Abortion, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury

xandrav's review

dark inspiring medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Grief, and Religious bigotry

manonh90's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I liked the setting, the story, the descriptions, the characters. And yet, it wasn't quite a 5 star read for me, although I'm unsure why. I'll have to give that some more thought. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Torture, Suicide, Sexual content, and Vomit

frantically's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

this was so beautiful and felt so real. sapphic witches and found family have my heart <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Misogyny, Death, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Abortion, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage and Sexual content

amberinpieces's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Religious bigotry, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Torture

Minor: Excrement, Misogyny, Sexism, Body shaming, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Vomit, and Classism

barbsantos's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

What a delightful read! 
Let me warn you first that while there is delight in this book it is a heavy read. The scenes of torture are heavy and weighted on me specifically because of their misogynistic motives (which is an issue that triggers me particularly)
The story of persecution and suffering of women is still a very real issue in our time. The protagonists are, then, the real witches women were so commonly accused of being. The story has it all: mystery, Magic, and romance. The characters are very well developed and the narrative is intriguing.
Of you're interested in a feminist take on witches, this is your book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Death

saraxmas's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Death, and Confinement

Moderate: Violence and Torture

mjreadstoomuch's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Torture, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury