Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

48 reviews

rockysoap's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

3.5

Like others have said, I found this book slow in the beginning, which was fine with me because I was listening to it to fall asleep at night. But somewhere around halfway, it suddenly picked up and I became very invested. The world building in particular was captivating. The ending didn't work for me, but not because it was bad - it was just a personal preference thing. Overall, I enjoyed it and I'm glad I gave it a chance. I would gladly read this author again (although I might try to vet the story's ending first).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

Minor: Classism, Death, Suicide, and Violence

ladyhunbun's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I enjoyed a lot about this book, to be honest I think something about the audiobook/narration made it hard for me to fall in love with but I can understand why others might. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, and Body horror

liesthemoontells's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-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

Thoughtful, lyrical, and charming. A beautiful fantasy infused with a cultural background and mythology that many western readers may not be aware of, but written in a way that was engaging and accessible to newcomers, and with a gorgeous ending. A very welcome entry into the "reimagined Death God" subgenre.

Good for fans of The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden, or Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Classism, Colonisation, Misogyny, Suicide, Blood, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

md3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Racism, Bullying, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent

flaminggecko's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Violence, Physical abuse, and Colonisation

Minor: Animal death, Abandonment, and Death

star crossed lovers, suicide as plot device, self-sacrifice, Cinderella trope

scarroll178's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

I like the main character. Life has forced her to be very practical-minded. I enjoy how matter-of-fact she is when faced with challenges along her journey. She and the other main character have great chemistry. 

I have mixed feelings about the ending, but overall a great book if you're in the mood for something adventurous/romantic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Gore

fruitbatflora's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexism, Death, Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Violence

margaret_k30's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Misogyny, Self harm, Animal death, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Death of parent

criticalmiss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

 I really enjoyed this, took my time reading this physically between audio books. 
The relationship that blossoms between Casipea and Hun Kamé is charming, heartbreaking and sweet. 
Morena-Garcia’s writing style is so beautiful, she takes you on the journey and paints these pictures that are so clear. 
Forced proximity and forbidden love in here. I enjoyed this a lot more than Mexican Gothic by her. 
TW: abuse, death, suicide, blood

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

chelrump's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

I really enjoyed some of the particular story events, but it felt like the author had some particular ideas and wasn’t sure how to bridge them together. It felt like it was one interesting story event, some circular dialogue and internal monologues, then another interesting plot point. 

The descriptions and set pieces were wonderful, and overall I liked the two main characters. The antagonist felt hollow (maybe that was the point?). The story was quite predictable, as well. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse