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The Storyteller's Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal

12 reviews

saritablu's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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 and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence

cnannery19's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Classism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Racism, Violence, and Terminal illness

awkwardimagination's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Im gonna be honest this is not what I was expecting from this book and I'm slightly disappointed by that. It is a family story, and by that I mean it is the story of this family told through supernatural means. It wa solidly written and by all means a good story, its's just not my kinda a story. Also I know this is supposed to be an adult book, but I was fully convinced it was YA. I think that makes it new adult?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, and Racism

Minor: Bullying

nozycozy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? No

5.0

The Storytellers Death was an immersive read through beautiful descriptions of Isla’s environment in Puerto Rico, her successful/fruitless encounters and the eye opening relationship with her family. I loved the magical aspect of this mystery/family saga. I enjoyed Islas character and how she copes with learning about her families stance on many racial/class issues as well as how people in town view her and her family. The dialogue and interactions with her family reminded me a bit of my own. It was a very engaging, relatable read for me. The narrator Marisol  Ramirez was amazing. I enjoyed every minute of it. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Racism, Grief, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Minor: Forced institutionalization

rhi_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Murder, and Addiction

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Classism, and Racism

Minor: Grief and Bullying

m_liz's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Alcoholism

tamara_joy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Classism, Grief, Racism, Alcoholism, and Death

Minor: Murder, Gun violence, Blood, Forced institutionalization, and Lesbophobia

caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, Racism, Blood, Murder, Sexism, Alcoholism, Classism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent

sarah_thebooknerd's review against another edition

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? No

4.5

4.5 ⭐️ 

This book was wow. The FMC finds out she is a storyteller in her family meaning she can see peoples stories that are no longer here, however she doesn’t just see them she is in them and it puts her in a family murder mystery. The tension, writing style,  discussion of colorism within the Latinx community and discussion of accountability really made for a good story. 

CW: colorism, racism, bigotry, murder, alcoholism, emotional abuse 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Racism, Gun violence, and Murder

amandadevoursbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

You know when a book arrives when you need it. The Storyteller's Death is this book for me. 

We follow Isla from 8 to her teens as she grows up between New Jersey and Puerto Rico. After her grandmother's death, Isla begins having visions of stories. They're just slightly off from how they were told. 

As Isla discovers more about her visions, she sees how classism, colonialism, and colorism impacts her family, community, and her history.

This book is so many things. It's a story about family secrets and the pain they cause and healing from unspoken. It's a mystery. It's a love song to Puerto Rico.

I loved it. I can't wait to read more from this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Gun violence

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, Classism, Toxic relationship, and Murder