Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

46 reviews

joliebean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

melsage1823's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War

Minor: Homophobia

frawst_disasta_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-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? N/A

4.5

What if the Cinderella story we all know and love became a prison sentence for women?  Men can do whatever they want with the women in town, without fear of repercussions.  Women are measured against the perfect Cinderella, with balls for men to make bids and claims for women.  Anyone different (like anyone gay) have to hide who they are and accept their fate.

Except Sophia refuses to do this.  She runs from the ball and becomes an outcast, and eventually works to overthrow the king.

This book is an adventure, a sapphic slow burn, beautifully written with tough topics addressed.  Sophia is sassy, knows what she wants, and is exactly who this place needs at this time.  She remains a character I love and revisiting the book feels like greeting an old friend for whom you can't stop rooting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Grief, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

marnirie's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

I really wanted to like this book. 

It tries to be everything at once and fails to do so. On one hand there’s simply too much and a lot of stuff is mentioned as important only to never be mentioned again, while on the other hand there’s actually very little that happens and all the characters seem to say every single thought out loud without any filters. Everything else is explained in every single detail and I found I was able to predict the story from the get go and had to wait over 200 pages before mc did…

I really don’t know why I finished it. I think I hoped that it would become more but it never did. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Domestic abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Emotional abuse

kickitupanotch7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Child abuse

heather667's review

adventurous inspiring medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Suicide

e_riahh's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

tarlie_12_xoxo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder, and Abandonment

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

cinnamonghostie's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit and Classism