Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Terra das Sombras by Jenny Carroll, Meg Cabot

8 reviews

cardaisy's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

This was so fun! I originally read this series back in like grades 6-8, but saw some of them at a thrift store recently and decided to do a re-read and man this was good

It's a little dated and a bit cliche, and I can see now that it's clearly heavily Buffy-inspired, but it works well and I'm not mad at it. I just really liked it, maybe partially because of a nostalgia factor, but also just because it was a good read. Meg Cabot probably doesn't need me to give her her flowers, but I will anyway. She's a good fucking writer! Everything flows really nicely and the characters are engaging and loveable! I laughed out loud multiple times while reading this! It got me out of a reading slump that I felt coming on after a couple of meh reads!

I was worried Suze might be unlikeable, but imo Meg Cabot does a good job of making her a bit of an angsty teenager without being over the top and unbearable. She clearly loves her mom and it was really nice to see her overall get along with and start to form relationships with her step-dad and step-brothers. Really looking forward to reading the next one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Racial slurs, Colonisation, Gun violence, and Homophobia

Suicide/gun violence:

The main ghost in this book is a teenage girl who died by suicide and there are some glib discussions of suicide in the book

// racial slurs: the term

squaw

is used once to describe a statue depicting native American women (not in derogatory way, but I wanted to mention it) // homophobia: the word

fag

is used a couple of times

teresab78's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia

rafacolog's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Suicide

britwalsh16's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

This is still one of my favorite series from when I was a kid! I reread it every few years, & it’s like stepping back in time, back to carefree days. I fall right back into the story! & fall in love with Suze & Jesse all over again! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Incest, Murder, Blood, Death of parent, and Homophobia

bigskydolphin's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Death of parent

nglidk's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Homophobia, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Blood

Minor: Slavery and Incest

laynemandros's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

this book did not age well it’s writing is not good but also it’s just like pretty problematic in the handling of sensitive issues (sexuality, weight, suicide, etc.) also the use of a homophobic slur several times. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Suicide, Body shaming, and Bullying

amanda884's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Death

Minor: Blood, Colonisation, Homophobia, and Slavery