Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig

12 reviews

espurrr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

This book has ruined me. Alex is one of the sweetest, most endearing characters. He is so thoughtful and intelligent. Verity deserves everything good. The flirting through flower language is adorable. The plot hits so many gothic high points. The atmosphere is perfect and really adds to the tension. And that ending. I'm certainly going to be thinking about this book for a while too come. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

wolfstvr28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

If you like books where the main character can see ghosts, and with more twists and turns than a maze, then this book is for you. 


It does end on a cliffhanger though. Be prepared. And there will be several points in the book where you got to just pause and ✨process✨ what just happened. In a good way tho. I really enjoyed it!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage and Vomit

jlchabotte's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Infidelity, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, and Pregnancy

witcheep's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Body horror, Drug use, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

alamayhem_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book so so SO MUCH! Dare I say I loved it even more than I loved the first book. This has definitely become one of my fav series of all time and I cannot wait to read the next installment. Craig’s writing is just so captivating and her twists and turns in the story always leave me shocked and gasping aloud as I read. From the very beginning to the end of the book, I was so invested and captivated by the story. Her writing only becomes better and better with each book that she writes. I have now read everything by Craig and will continue to read every single word that she writes going forward. 

I also just loved the character development we got with Verity. It was so cool to see some nods to the first book and to see the little girl that we fell in love with during House of Salt and Sorrows grow up and become the woman she is in her own story. It was so intriguing to see how her past has affected her in the present and her relationships with her sisters as well.

I think the best part was seeing the growth of her relationship with Camille.

Craig does such an amazing job at utilizing every character in the story.

No character is simply there, they all have a purpose and add to the plot by the end! This helped me to always be kept on my toes and not see any of the major twists and turns coming. I was not expecting the final reveal at all!

Everything in this book was amazing. The horror, the suspense, the mystery, the twists, the gothic elements. I loved it so much and cannot rave enough about this series. I rate this book 5/5 stars! 🌟

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit

winterhartarts's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ewarde's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I both love this book and hate it. I finished it and am still guessing and wondering about this mysterious world she has created. I cannot wait for the next installment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail

ash_bees's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sunshine_kait's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

leoni_plu's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit and Pregnancy