Reviews tagging 'Grief'

A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel

8 reviews

mattyb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

Best read of the year. Hands down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Rape, Body horror, Gore, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Genocide, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Colonisation, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Abandonment, War, Body shaming, and Dysphoria

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, and Confinement

vanessamariebooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

Favorite of the year. My thoughts here: https://www.youtube.com/live/5fCT2C0Hb-U?si=nsj4bqIys2BjD7cB 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual violence, Sexism, Bullying, Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Grief

ohdamnbatman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Gore, Body horror, Grief, Murder, Classism, Sexual violence, and Rape

Minor: Cannibalism, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy

loveat1stwrite's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Gore, Blood, Colonisation, Death, and Rape

Minor: Abandonment

serena_hien's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Genocide

Minor: Animal death and Abandonment

carlybomarly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

This book gripped me from the beginning with its poetic lore and mythology roots. I think it will be with me for some time. It’s not an easy story, but it’s an amazing journey. I personally struggled with the horrors Manisha went through, but these are atrocities that are happening every day. It’s a vivid perspective of who the monsters in the world really are. Who creates and controls the narrative. Please be sure to read the foreword and note from the author before diving into this book. I expected a fun, lighthearted story about Medusa’s side of the myth and I was given a beautiful, heart wrenching story that left me feeling so many things - suspense, anger, horror, wonder, and pride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Emotional abuse, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Rape, War, Violence, Grief, and Genocide

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Body horror, Colonisation, Grief, Sexual content, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, War, Sexual assault, Blood, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Torture, and Sexism

Moderate: Confinement, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Racism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion