Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Cloisters by Katy Hays

4 reviews

j_emerson18's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

..damn ..just damn

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Death of parent, and Drug use

Moderate: Grief, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Car accident, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide and Fire/Fire injury

aklovekorn's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Car accident, Drug use, Death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

caseythereader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Thanks to Atria Books for the free advance copy of this book.

 - THE CLOISTERS scratches that dark academia itch. I love a book focused on the strange and esoteric, and this book fits the bill with all kinds of details about art and the occult in the Renaissance.
- I did find the pacing of this book to be a bit off. I thought it lagged in the middle when Ann was kept out of the loop for a bit too long, and then the ending tumbled together quickly.
- Despite this and a few other character building quibbles I had (i.e., it should have been 100% more queer), I still tore through this book quickly and felt immersed in the uneasy atmosphere Hays built within it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Drug use

Moderate: Suicide

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Alcohol, Classism, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Murder

Minor: Misogyny, Blood, Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual content, and Stalking