Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo

4 reviews

milliemudd's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, and Sexism

Minor: Colonisation, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail

abarnakwn_ourcolourfulpages's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Vomit, Kidnapping, Blood, Death, Alcohol, and Body horror

Moderate: Sexual content and Domestic abuse

yourbookishbff's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I LOVED this installment in the Singing Hills cycle. Each novella brings us a new spin on the story-within-a-story framework, and each explores a new corner within that framework - grief and memory (Mammoths at the Gate), history's storytellers and shapers (When the Tigers Came Down the Mountain), history's celebrated and forgotten (Into the Riverlands), the power of the forgotten to bend and break empires (The Empress of Salt and Fortune), and now, with the Brides of High Hill, the illusion - and temptation - of control. This story is an expertly woven tale that almost feels like a fever dream, as it leans more into horror than previous installments. Highly recommend the entire cycle, but this one now ranks among my favorites.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Confinement, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, and Drug use

uranaishi's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Drug abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal death, Gaslighting, Rape, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse