Reviews tagging 'Death'

Penance by Eliza Clark

118 reviews

velvet_young's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Classism

mattieallen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Classism

taliakdean's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Biphobia, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Miscarriage, Racism, Dementia, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Outing

thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism and Homophobia

fairyblood's review against another edition

4.0

this was so well done!! this also dealt with extremely dark topics so be warned!! the story centers around an unreliable narrator‘s book concerning the brutal murder of a 16 year old girl by three of her classmates.
man, eliza clark has become an auto-buy author for me, her prose is excellent and her stories always interesting and captivating!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Kidnapping

katilein's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

rachelcoconut's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

aileron's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism

read_watch_sarah's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Suicide, and Mass/school shootings

macncheese_pdf's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

Minor: Incest