Reviews tagging 'Murder'

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

93 reviews

grets_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Blood, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Colonisation

scarlettskyes's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Transphobia and Lesbophobia

madamehowland's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Torture, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual violence and Slavery

mlebarrow's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Colonisation

afilk's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Rape

Minor: Alcoholism, Slavery, and Murder

malloryfitz's review against another edition

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Torture, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

fairyollie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

it was a lovely, lovely read. a bit slow in parts, a bit too fast at the end - but lovely nonetheless. I love Maggie's writing style. the story is of a Black genderfluid pirate and their Asian-coded lesbian love. there is pirates and mermaids, lesbians, witches, the sea as a MILF- what more could you want?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

the sea is a MILF. I have to make that clear. the sea. is. a. milf.

alouette's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

okay, so this was gorgeous, huh? absolutely breathtaking. i loved the simple things, like the relatively short chapter lengths and the representation and the magic system being loose, undefined and dreamy. and then i loved the epic, more complex things like the love and the gender feels and the pirating and the balance of darkness and softness and moral ambiguity. and of course, that ending (holy sh*t, that ending!!!)

the characters felt like i met them, the plot felt like i was living it, the intensity of emotion felt like a tidal wave wrought by the Sea herself. seriously, i'm obsessed with the beauty of how the world can bring two souls together and also tear them apart, but how broken hearts are not a destiny and love finds its ways. and then the themes of colonization and imperialism and storytelling and what it's like to live when you're not free?

can't say it enough, this book is spectacular.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Sexual violence and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide and Vomit

readingpicnic's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

This is one of the best books I’ve ever read <3 Lots of non-binary and BIPOC representation!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia

dusklight's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia and Rape