Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

73 reviews

mossgoblins's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book feels like a fever dream and I adore it. Definitely worth at least 2 reads. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gun violence, Gore, Medical content, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Genocide, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Grief, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Child death, and War

mooshake's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious 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

5.0

hahaha what the fuck

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Murder, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Cursing, Vomit, Genocide, and Sexual content

solarel's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

4.75

While I liked this one a fraction less than Gideon, the last third of the book hooked me yet again. The author is seriously phenomenal when it comes to unraveling a mystery one inch at a time. 

and those terrible jokes! I loved it there towards the end. “Hi I’m not fucking dead, I’m dad. Shut up John Hahahha.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Body horror, Murder, Violence, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Gaslighting, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cannibalism and Death of parent

purplepenning's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.0

I've never read such a fascinating, brain-breaking, frustrating, stomach-turning, compelling, off-putting, word-feast of an epic science fantasy horror mystery in my life. Muir is a heck of a writer (the humor! the viscera! the metaphor! the meter! the characters! the action!) but I'd have to read both Gideon and Harrow again to feel like I understand enough to say more. And I'm not likely to do that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Child death, and Gore

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Sexual content, War, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, and Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy

necrophilia

angstifies's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.75

this whole series is absolutely brilliant. no idea how the author managed to plan all of THIS but consider me impressed. 
i saw someone descrive this book as “an acid trip written in second person” and i can’t help but agree, loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Cannibalism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Grief, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Murder, Toxic friendship, Death, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Child death

relin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I still am untangling so much of what happened. What a ride. Plan to reread because there are so many details that you are bombarded with that would have answers, but only if you knew which questions to ask.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Gore, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Mental illness, Body horror, Blood, Alcohol, Grief, Gaslighting, and Cursing

Moderate: Confinement, Abandonment, Eating disorder, War, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Genocide, Child death, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt

abbyschalupa's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Medical content

saltylane's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

I enjoyed this sequel! I was very confused at first by the second-person narration, but I eventually got used to it, and by the end, it made sense why that was chosen. The plot lines were a bit confusing at points and a little challenging to thread together. I think that did add to the mystery aspect of it all though. Some plot  points seemed to be rushed and crammed into the end in short bursts, but I’m glad there’re still mysteries that need to be solved /answered. I am looking forward to reading the next installment!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Blood

Moderate: Cursing

beccaand's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Body horror, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Vomit, and Cursing

Minor: Child death

hidemybook's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cannibalism