Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Horrid by Katrina Leno

56 reviews

llyrian's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

 This was going to be a 4.5 to 4.75 but the ending was really weird and rushed imo, I didn't like it.

It was beautifully written and atmospheric, and when I get goosebumps and a prickle on the back of my neck from a horror story it really means something,
but I saw the plottwist coming very early on, and the ending, like I said, wasn't great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol

ecn's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I wish there was a bit more to the ending and that the overlaps the MC had with

her sister and how she would seemingly act through her?????

had made more sense? Maybe that’s all there is to it but I wish it was a bit clearer. I also wanted more from the story overall! What happens once the story ends!? The ending also felt SUPER rushed and not fully fleshed out? Also also, it didn’t even feel like Jane herself was fully developed? She was basically just telling us about the grief between 1- feeling rage and 2- eating books. Those are seemingly her only personality traits? I wanted a bit more from her and the story on the overall/continued development. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

amberghinii's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

khakipantsofsex's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Eating disorder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Animal death and Self harm

booksofautumn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent

malucvm's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

readingpicnic's review against another edition

2.5

It felt like nothing was happening most of the book to move the story forward, but I did really love how fucked up the ending was. Also loved the book eating as a former paper eater.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mangela_28's review against another edition

dark mysterious

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

Minor: Self harm

anna_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death of parent

Moderate: Eating disorder