Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Creature luminose by Shelby Van Pelt

49 reviews

ciciyo's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Abandonment, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Addiction, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts

sasartin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Cursing and Drug use

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: Grief and Cancer

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

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

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

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

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

marioosa517'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: Grief, Child death, Cursing, Abandonment, and Death

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

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