Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

57 reviews

mysterymom40's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Alcohol

angela_mayer's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction

brookey8888's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I love that octopus 😭

I had no idea what this was about when I picked it up, it just looked intriguing. I do wish we got a little more of the octopus. I did like how the POVs came together, but I do have to say I didn’t love Cameron’s POV. He did grow on me, but I didn’t care about him as much as others. This did make me cry which isn’t surprising because this is a sadder read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

chelle22's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

mariposa517's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Child death, Cursing, Death, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Drug abuse, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sukidookie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad slow-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

3.0

I was drawn to this book because of its charming cover, description and atmosphere. I thought the relationship between Marcellus the octopus and the aquarium's cleaning lady was endearing. The various mysteries kept me intrigued throughout the story and I liked all of the characters. Despite how cute and well-written the book was, it didn't hit the mark for me. I don't think Cameron's character arc was strong enough to make up for his previous behaviour, and I felt let down that Tova didn't end up with Ethan in the end. The moral theme felt ambiguous; I never really knew what the author was trying to say. We knew Erik was Cameron's father fairly early on, so it didn't make a huge impact when Cameron and Tova finally found out. Also, for someone who's supposed to be smart, Cameron should have figured it out a lot sooner instead of denying it. Lots of little things just didn't make sense and I think the plot suffered because of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Grief

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Sexual content

alexkudej's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cursing and Death

Minor: Addiction

sleeson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad fast-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

Spectacular. Every bookworm should own this book. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Cursing, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

brookebatesratesbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Child death, and Cursing

kibbles15's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail