Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

5 reviews

comfy_anna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Cannibalism, Body horror, Murder, Body shaming, Vomit, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Addiction, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Outing, Rape, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Death, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Terminal illness

Minor: Abandonment and Abortion

vanessa_books26's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Death, Classism, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Blood, and Animal death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, and Addiction

Minor: Racism and Racial slurs

kristakp's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Child abuse

Moderate: Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Animal death, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, and Injury/Injury detail

ehmannky's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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

3.75

It's an interesting use of magic to represent a horribly abusive home life and the ways abuse drives people apart and damages people in different ways. But it was so bleak and so hard to read at times that not even Reid's wonderful prose could get me to get really invested in it at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Vomit, Body horror, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Misogyny, Blood, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Violence, Body shaming, Death of parent, Death, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

emmague89's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Confinement, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, and Vomit