Reviews tagging 'Death'

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire

52 reviews

ticktock's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death, Blood, Murder, and Violence

sarahweyand's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-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

3.0

I really like Jack and Jill's storyline so I'm glad we got a return to it, even though I don't know if it was 100% merited. I think I enjoy the origin stories more than I do the romps with the whole cast of characters, and I would have rather had Kade's or Christopher's origin story than to go back to the Moors. There's also the issue of the corny and unnatural dialogue that I bring up in every review; I'm mostly used to it by now, but every now and then there's a particularly cringy line that throws me off.

I enjoy that these are nice, easy reads for me to knock out on my commute to and from work, and I always like when McGuire does the narration for her own books. I don't find myself getting bored or not wanting to continue this series. I love that these are standalones within the same world so it feels like a fresh slate every time I start a new one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Body horror

Minor: Murder

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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

Group story wrapping up Jack & Jill's tale! Lots of character development! What makes a monster?? Maybe I teared up!! Who knows??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Murder

mikaelaandherbooks's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.5

Another one that wasn't really high up there on my favorites from this series. I liked getting to revisit characters and to get a good conclusion to Jack & Jill's story, but I wasn't that invested in the storyline.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Body horror

Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Murder

pyromastyx's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Mental illness, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Xenophobia and Fatphobia

oliverreeds's review

adventurous challenging dark fast-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: Blood, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Kidnapping, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

bisexualwentworth's review against another edition

4.5

This was a good one! I definitely like the ensemble/school books in this series better than the door ones. They’re more fun and less moralistic. Loved revisiting Kade and Sumi and Christopher and even Cora. Kade deserves his own book! And Jack and Jill (and Alexis) and the Moors are super fascinating, so it was nice to revisit and resolve that whole arc. 

I’ve heard mixed things about the next two books in the series, so I might wait for book eight to come out before I read any further.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Violence and Gore

leanne_miron's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, and Suicidal thoughts

enchantressreads's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Body horror

imrereads's review

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.0

A strong installment in the series, one of the better ones I'd say. It closely follows one of my favourite characters, so this was a hit for me! A good depiction of OCD as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Medical content, Blood, and Mental illness