Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Sixteen souls by Rosie Talbot

3 reviews

pip10's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Outing, Torture, Vomit, Medical trauma, Grief, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Self harm, Ableism, Bullying, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Stalking, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, and Chronic illness

cass_lit's review against another edition

5.0

It’s not often that I turn from the last page of a book to find myself shocked and devastated that it’s over. Thank god I already knew there was a sequel coming, because I don’t know that my heart could take just being done with Charlie. And Sam. And Heather. And Ollie. And Leonie. And Mitch. And Audrey 🥲

What a debut. Not only were the characters fleshed out completely and had growth (and so easy to root for, as evidenced above), but the plot was SO intricate. The science was there, the mystery was there, the sweet romantic undertones were there, the twists were there. It’s a YA, but there was still a lot of dark themes and some heavy grief — understandable, when ghosts play such a role. Also loved the disability and queer representation. 

This was practically perfect, in my opinion. I couldn’t recommend it more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Minor: Suicide, War, Death of parent, and Vomit

fe_aye's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

3.5

Solid book, if you’re a fan of The Mediator series by Meg Calbot you’ll enjoy this. It’s the same sort of vibe with a new setting, new rules and a darker plot line. Reading this was simultaneously a blast from the past and something entirely new. An interesting take on the concept of being able to see ghosts and what that can do to your life. 
Along with the paranormal is a good mystery element that keeps you guessing. Great book really enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Gore, and Gun violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Child death, Death of parent, Medical content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Body horror, and Blood

Minor: Classism and Forced institutionalization