Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power

8 reviews

jimothyj's review

dark mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Drug use, Grief, Child death, Gun violence, Death, Abortion, Pregnancy, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Cursing

mischabkits's review

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Really good story, amazing emotion. The only reason I wouldn’t give it 5 stars is because there were times that I found it difficult to understand what I was reading. Loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Vomit, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Abortion

mapscitiesandsongs's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

 “But you’re stronger than me, Margot. You are. You bore what I never could.” And the thing is, I know she means it like praise. Like pride. But it isn’t to me. Because yes, I bore this. I fixed it, but there’s a voice in my head, one I’ve never really heard before, and it says, I shouldn’t have had to.”

Wow, what a book. I have a hard time collecting my thoughts and actually reviewing this book. On one hand I enjoyed my reading experience. The atmosphere was just great and the story was intriguing. The portrayal of emotional abuse and gaslighting was just spectacular. That was the strongest part of the book. It was really hard to keep reading and I had to put the book down a few times. On the other hand, there were a few things that weren't that good. The characters were just mediocre. I really didn't care about any of them. So when

Tess and her family get killed.

I just felt nothing. Tess and Eli were just there but didn't really play a role in the end. It also quite bothered me how Rory Power actually alludes to things that don't ever matter. Like Margot's sexuality and the relationship that could have happened. It's like the author wanted to go down that route but in the end just didn't care and all that's left is a loose thread. Same with the relationship between Eli and Tess. What was the point? It I also thought that

Tess was actually alive when Officer Connors talkd about there being three bodies.

Another thing that felt quite strange was the pacing. The beginning and the end were quite fast-paced but the story just slowed down in the middle. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion and Vomit

brookey8888's review

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.25

This was weird. Like it was ok at first and it did get interesting, but I didn’t love how went. I also wish they made this scarier or more unsettling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Vomit

stressejesse's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Pregnancy, Murder, Gun violence, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death

violet_pages's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Abortion and Vomit

etosaurus's review

dark emotional mysterious tense

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Vomit, Violence, Murder, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Ableism, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, and Gore

Minor: Blood

Nonconsensual pregnancy, but without sexual assault/rape

Gaslighting

otherworlds's review

mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This book is interesting, but the pace is much too slow and it throws off the flow of the story. Which is unfortunate, because it really is a good plot!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Death, Cursing, Grief, and Vomit

Minor: Infertility