Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada

4 reviews

20readingisfun24's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Body horror, Grief, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, Torture, Cannibalism, Murder, Child abuse, Death, and Kidnapping

Plot twists

esm_359's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

rory_john14's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, and Torture

rubybastille's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I liked the premise and how both worldbuilding and plot points are helped by Cat’s inability to use the gene tech everyone else relies on. Ultimately though the plot just felt too convoluted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death of parent, Cannibalism, and Violence