Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Bitterthorn: A sapphic Gothic romance inspired by classic fairytales by Kat Dunn

12 reviews

bek_p87's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

Part fairy tale, part Gothic horror, part sapphic romance. This was an interesting and beautiful book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Abandonment

lyraparledor's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Self harm

Minor: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

arminam's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Abandonment, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Vomit

moonchild_cos's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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 of parent, Grief, Animal death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Self harm

Moderate: Abandonment, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Abandonment, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Murder, Body horror, and Violence

Minor: Vomit, Sexual content, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

- suicidal ideation - emotional abuse - neglect - self-harm - depression/anxiety

emmiej's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Death of parent

spooderalec's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Blood, Death of parent, Self harm, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

Queer (lesbian) darkish fairytale with strong similarities to Sleeping Beauty but without the sleeping and a lot more weaving/textile arts specifically

spinning time

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laffi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Minor: Blood, Slavery, and Murder

lunar_moths's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.75

The best dark book I've read, lesbian romance, dark forest, mystery, magic, what more could you want.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Vomit, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

mrs_gale's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.0

So slow and it dragged on sadly.

I think there is a decent story in this book, an interesting idea but it just dragged on and on. It had repeating thoughts, descriptions and phrases and the story didn't progress. 

I didn't care for either main character, the supporting characters felt weak too. 

Ending was odd, I'd probably have more to say if I cared about the characters or the story. 

Lacked any real fantasy, the witch wasn't really a witch and I didn't understand how or why the romance happened. 

Overall, I wouldn't recommend as I found it boring. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Blood