Reviews tagging 'Death'

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

343 reviews

e_lace's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-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

Would give 10 stars if possible. This book was hard to understand on thw first read, but i was depressed. What can i say?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

This book starts at the beginning of Harrowhark's depressive episode in the second person which is kind of rough esp if you yourself are also going through a depressive episode. I did have to stop this book the first time I tried to get into it. Definitely suggest going into this reading ready to be confused and also very sad. That said, I don't think that's to the detriment of this book I just think her sense of hopelessness in the beginning felt way realer than I expected and I wish someone had told me that before I started.

ezwolf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

jmcordero's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Child death, Genocide, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Pregnancy

lycoridae's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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, and Gore

oddmoose87's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious 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

4.0

I had to restart this book 4 times because the beginning was so confusing, but now I’m desperate to read it again.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

voidboi's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious 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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Until storygraph fixes the scale of star ratings, I'm giving this OVER FIVE STARS because the audiobook is just so good, Moira Quirk is amazing, and the re-read is so satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Cannibalism, and Medical trauma

ashyouwish's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Moderate: Suicide

bluejay21's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Vomit, Grief, and Medical trauma

lizgriffinwords's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

If Gideon the Ninth is "And Then There Were None" with lesbian necromancers, Harrow the Ninth adds in a healthy scoop of Assassins Creed to that mix. Prepare to be lost, deliberately and skillfully. The ride is worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Cursing and Mental illness

Minor: Child death and Sexual content

rannibuns's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

With an unreliable narrator this wasn't as quick of a read as Gideon the Ninth, but the story remains interesting and the writing style fun to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Blood