Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

10 reviews

refrejarator's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Horrific and feral. Absolutely loved it. Felt like a book ripped straight from my performance art classes in uni - and even referenced artists I studied! Feminist, artsy, and anti-MLM.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Death, Vomit, Animal death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Pregnancy, Violence, Misogyny, and Sexism

nidhisaakshi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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? Yes

5.0

This might be one of the best and most thought provoking books I’ve read in a long time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Grief, Animal cruelty, and Violence

spookyaz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Animal death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Blood, and Animal cruelty

applejuiceinabox's review against another edition

dark funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Grief, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Violence, Blood, Body horror, and Gore

virtualdragonkitty's review

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Feral, bloody and unholy. A story you can sink your teeth into. The novel follows the mother dealing with the isolation of being a sahm, disconnected from her passion and purpose, slowly turning into a dog.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Grief, Blood, Violence, and Animal death

clare072's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Drug use, Grief, and Pregnancy

sar_a_i's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Gore

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

A kind of fun, kind of magical, kind of scary take on motherhood. Not for everyone because it does get a bit weird, but I think it was a good introspective take for me even though I personally do not want to have kids. It gave me a better understanding of mother's and motherhood in a way that was different and kept me engaged. I'll need to ask my own mother about some of the topics that were touched on in here.
I think it's also a take or discussion on the "wild woman," what one is and how one becomes, which was interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Excrement

lycheejelly's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, and Blood

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, Drug use, Sexism, and Vomit

francestea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Really unusual, and unlike most books, Nightbitch is sort of it’s own thing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Grief and Misogyny