Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

143 reviews

hihicass's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Colonisation, Death, Classism, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Gore, and Sexual assault

th3bookthief's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, War, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, and Blood

heybrianagirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was so good! My friend recommended it to me and I played in her face for a little bit because it took two long for me to pick up, but when I did we went from 0-60 quickly! This is my first gothic horror novel I've ever read, so I'm not familiar with the tradition, but it was written well. The author also was able to weave in Mexican history as well that didn't feel like an info-dump or a pause in the story to educate the reader about something. 

I will admit, this wasn't the first book I've read by Isabel Canas, as I've read Vampires of el Norte last month and enjoyed that as well. 

The characters were enjoyable, likable, and believable, the flashbacks were woven well to give backstory and propel the story forward without ruining the pacing, the plot-twist took me by surprise and what I thought I knew wasn't what was really happening, and the romance between the two MCs was sweet but took nothing away from the main plot. 

This book as well as Vampire of el Norte has cemented me as a big fan of this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Death, Body horror, and Addiction

Minor: Pregnancy, War, Rape, and Physical abuse

mention of using herbs for an abortion after a rape. It doesn't happen, but is discussed.

itsdelulu's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Death

Minor: Sexual assault

linzlee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Murder, Death, Grief, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, War, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal death

noshakira's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I absolutely loved this book. It's equal parts spooky, empowering, and romantic. It perfectly captures the feelings, both good and bad, when you walk into a space that feels like it is living. Typically, I dislike period pieces, and would have avoided a book set in the 1800s like this one, but the storyline didn't feel as dated as many others and focused more on the timeless human and haunting aspects. Beautifully written and read like a movie in my mind. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Sexual assault, War, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Racism, Classism, Infidelity, Mental illness, Colonisation, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Violence, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

vavocado's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Death

cwallace1005's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

 There was not a single page where I wasn't completely engrossed. It was creepy and interesting and unfolded in a perfect way. I can't write too much because I want people to just go in and read it and feel the vibes. The perfect spooky vibes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Physical abuse, and Racism

antonya's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, and Rape

baearles's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Cursing, Racism, Vomit, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Murder, Abortion, War, Rape, Alcohol, and Death of parent