Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

397 reviews

lupalionessa's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

I love a historical thriller and this one was definitely fascinating. I loved the development of the lore, which took Christian demonology and played with it in an interesting way. Some will be a bit disappointed the author didn’t go full Satan but I found it more interesting and nuanced.

I loved how erotic and sensual the feeling of Abithas magic was - really tapping into the idea of religious ecstasy. It was also written so tangibly that you could almost feel it yourself (pun intended.)

The pacing was pretty good and I feel like if I wasn’t busy with work I would have finished this much quicker. Overall, a great read. 

Also, Wallace, when I catch you Wallace!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Torture

izabalrog's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

It would only be better if more romance were involved. I think all books need some smooching. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

saxonthecurious's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Colonisation

Minor: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Slavery, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

goldensisyphus's review

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? Yes

5.0

Fantastic story! Unique and unlike anything I've ever read. I loved this book so much!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

discodanika's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

This was book was recommended to me when I was searching for "live deliciously" type of vibes.

In the end, I'd say there was a lot of living deliciously. There was a lot of femme suffering & some 1666 based racism and lack of regard for the Pequot people. Some classic tales of "Goody Proctor saw her acting like a witch in the town square!"...but overall, I did enjoy Abitha, Samson, their wildfolk friends and the character development. If you've always wanted to feel enchanted and dance naked in the woods with your own personal demon, this book is for you. I wish there was more of the magic and good for her energy, more being bewitched with your devilish lover, and less annoying men doing annoying things & less religious f*ckery causing issues. However, I did love the little moment with the devil and the reverend at the end. But yeah, I'll be sad today thinking about how I wish Samson was here to wisk me away as we dance naked in the sky above the bewitched woods. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Blood, Grief, and Religious bigotry

delirious_wraith's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

Love the strong, smart FMC. Love the witchery, strong and smart women, power of nature and vengeance topic. The addition of soul-searching from the MMC however was not my thing and a bit drawn out. The low points for the FMC, which definitely have their function as they give the fuel for the epic revenge feeling, were very intense and for me, too much to handle. Also animal abuse, making women less than men and injustice fueled by religious fanatism - is the exact combination to hit too hard. So while I recognize it had to be the fuel to create the contrast and relief felt in the parts where the story and luck turns for the better, I had a bad time reading those parts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Colonisation

sq11's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Sexism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Torture, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual violence

mluuuu's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

Woah this was a ride. First of all the illustrations are absolutely beautiful. The story had me on the edge of my seat  with witch huntings, schemes, bad men and women being disrespected, religion and pagan characters. The ending was sooooo satisfying though 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol

olivialm's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Physical abuse, Blood, and Religious bigotry