Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

The Witch of Duva by Leigh Bardugo

10 reviews

mythicsage's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Animal death

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Murder, Grief, Death of parent, Blood, Child death, and Kidnapping

Minor: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Incest, Confinement, Sexual content, Vomit, War, and Sexual violence

alychee's review

dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cannibalism and Pedophilia

maggiefaerie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

The content warnings contain spoilers, however, I wish I'd known because I wasn't prepared. This is more of a horror tale than fantasy, though there is magic. It's a fairy tale, but more along the lines of the graphic original Grimm Brothers and not the popular sterilized versions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Child abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol, Incest, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Child death

perhappiness's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Child death, Death of parent, and Vomit

stevie02's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Body horror, Cannibalism, Incest, Murder, and Pedophilia

green_amaryllis's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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: Cannibalism and Vomit

Moderate: Child abuse and Murder

Minor: Animal death

saltibarciai's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

4.5 ☆ 
This book was just.. wow. It was so captivating, twisted and amazing. The twist! The character! I absolutely loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Child abuse

nikkileyman's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

5.0

the plot twist was so good!! some things in the story didn´t really make sense to me, but it was great overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Gore

Minor: Death

mxstanton's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Cannibalism

carlacea's review

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Physical abuse, and Murder

Minor: Vomit and Sexual violence