Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Black Witch by Laurie Forest

9 reviews

risaleel's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Xenophobia, Genocide, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Colonisation, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Violence

Minor: Trafficking, Blood, and War

jcruppert's review

adventurous challenging dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Mental illness, Death of parent, Gore, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Slavery, Animal death, Classism, War, Death, Physical abuse, and Self harm

crystalsparkles's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Slavery, Violence, Classism, Colonisation, Bullying, Death of parent, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Racism, War, Murder, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Genocide, and Medical trauma

bookishmelissaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Death of parent, Racism, and War

ka_ke's review

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

4.75

I was nervous to start The Black Witch, and I’ll admit, the first part is very slow/basic. But once you start part two, the plot really picks up. Elloren is a wonderful character who develops her own beliefs and values and sticks to them. Her aunt is probably Umbridge level cruel. 

People like to say the Deadly Education or Zodiac Academy series are adult Harry Potter, but I think the Black Witch Chronicles are a better comparison. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Slavery, Trafficking, Bullying, Xenophobia, Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Racism, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Grief, Racial slurs, Violence, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and War

Minor: Death of parent

minbyrnes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a reread. 

Aaaaaaaaaa I forgot how this book ended I’m so excited to continue with the series! 

Will write a proper review later if I remember 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Death of parent, Death, Sexual harassment, and Slavery

rini's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Terminal illness, and War

Minor: Ableism, Death, and Death of parent

victorianvalkyrie's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny

abigailp's review

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Rape, Racism, Trafficking, Bullying, Animal cruelty, and Hate crime

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

Minor: Addiction, Slavery, Death of parent, Drug use, and Drug abuse