Reviews tagging 'Death'

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

343 reviews

jayecard's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

untoworthy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual assault

mjwhitlock18's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.5

I was confused for the first 60-70% of this book, for multiple reasons. A good portion of this book is written in second person, Harrow is an unreliable narrator, and there’s a non-linear timeline. But I absolutely had to keep reading because I just really wanted to understand, and boy was the pay off worth the struggle! 

I enjoy Muir’s writing style and the inclusion of (somewhat silly) jokes and memes. I have a few gripes with this book, including that

All the second person chapters in the first 60% of the book that are supposedly 2nd person POV from Gideon don’t have her Voice, which is what made the first book so enjoyable

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I do still think I liked Gideon the Ninth better overall, this one definitely left me with more questions than answers, and I’m not sure I can wait until I can get my hands on the next one in September! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Minor: Sexual content

smileyblue's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Gaslighting

gayghostprince's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-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

5.0

I'm sad wtf :'(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, and War

cw for lobotomies and brief apocalypse mentions

isleoflinds's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal death, Self harm, Suicide, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and Abandonment

knerys's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

ababbabby's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

the only reason why i feel like i can’t quite give it 5 stars is that the first book set my expectations very high. i really enjoyed this one! it’s a great sequel, loved the different povs and seeing the way all of the nonsensical pieces came together to sort of make more sense in the end. 

i did find myself re-reading bits a few times because i got a bit confused, but overall it was a really good read and i think it works great as a follow-up to gideon the ninth. however it has left me with So Many Questions this is horrible

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Sexual content

_anzo_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, and Murder

ahudd's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Chronic illness and Cannibalism