Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

92 reviews

talonsontypewriters's review

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Vomit, Grief, Outing, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Self-injury for magical purposes. Misgendering of a side character.

claudiamacpherson's review

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child death

writingcaia's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

Pirates, Magic, and Mermaids! Also, queer, non-binary and gender fluid characters, it had everything to work but it really didn’t, I didn’t even like the finale, it felt forced and unrealistic even in that fantasy world.
The Mermaids and the Sea and its Pirate Supreme (non-binary) were without a doubt the most interesting part of the story and I just wish the book was more focused on that. 
We do have two interesting morally gray characters, especially our Pirate Flora/Florian. It’s an instalove kind of romance but not badly done.
The Witch, seriously why was she even there? She barely makes a show and the magic system and knowledge that eventually she passes on is so little explored as to be easily removed from the story, which is a shame as it could have been an interesting part if only it hadn’t been so blandly and little exposed.
A lot of non-binary peeps are mentioned, although how just by looking at them the characters knew I don’t get. There’s definitely a lot queer representation but it felt somewhat too much or maybe not well explained enough to feel natural, and I don’t mean the relationships.
It was entertaining and not badly written, I can’t say it was a waste of time, but it did disappoint a little.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Rape

dariusmortee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

A true rollercoaster of a book. Amazing and praise all over. 

I must say Evelyn annoyed me a bit, but that may have been intentional and she was a nice contrast to Flora/Florian as a great way to reflect for all of us white girls who grew up loving stories. Especially the ones who also grew up rich. 

Flora/Florian was a great protagonist and I loved reading from their point of view. She is the right amount of courage, but without being oblivious to the consequences. His journey of self discovery throughout the book is amazing. 

If you like LGBTQAI+ stories, pirates, mermaids and witches this is absolutely a book for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Child death

ceresper's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Child death, Death, Rape, Slavery, and Trafficking

grace_bunty's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

samothraces's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Torture, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny and Slavery

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

cheye13's review

adventurous dark hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Torture, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Murder, and Colonisation

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual violence, Slavery, Alcohol, War, and Classism

labbradorite's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Murder

foreverinastory's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

Oh my god, this was soooo fun! So glad I finally read it.

Rep: Japanese inspired cast. Dark skinned genderfluid queer MC, sapphic cis female MC, dark skinned male side character, nonbinary side character, indigenous cishet male side character.

CWs: Torture (water boarding), violence, blood, death, murder, slavery, alcoholism, alcohol consumption, trafficking (slaves), colonisation, gun violence, physical abuse, grief, addiction, gore, rape, injury/injury detail, misogyny, sexism, sexual assault, child death, confinement, xenophobia, general queerphobia/queermisia, drug use, emotional abuse, sexual harassment, animal cruelty (mermaids), drug abuse, child abuse, racism. Moderate: vomit, genocide recounted, pedophilia, kidnapping, death of parent, lesbophobia/lesbomisia, classism, gaslighting, war. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Pedophilia, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, War, and Classism