Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten

17 reviews

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

A new favourite! I wasn’t sure at first, but then I got to know the characters & their world more and I fell in love. A retelling of Little Red Riding Hood meets Eldritch Horrors made for an epic fantasy that can interest anyone.

Bonus perk: Red doesn’t get pregnant!

I can’t wait for “For the Throne!” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Death and Death of parent

emily_liggett's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Abandonment

theespressoedition's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Talk about an absolutely breathtaking book. The writing alone was enough to make me fall in love - and then you add a brilliant plot and swoon-worthy characters and it’s everything I could possibly ask for in a fantasy novel.

I was fascinated by the Beauty and the Beast-esque retelling that morphed into something entirely its own as the story went on. I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect next and I loved every second of it. It was unpredictable and gripping!

The magic system was phenomenally creative. I mean, blood magic isn’t uncommon in fantasy - but blood and earth magic combined into something dark and vicious but also beautiful??? Now that is incredible!

I was absolutely shocked and pleasantly surprised to read a BatB retelling that didn't have a manipulative, possessive, or even abusive "beast" character. Eammon was a consent king and I appreciated every minute of it.

It got to the point where even when I would wind up slightly confused by what was happening, I still absolutely had to know what came next. It had me on the edge of my seat.

Now, I’m desperate to know what kind of wood and shadow will follow Red, Eammon, Neve, and the rest of the cast into the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, and Blood

Moderate: Torture and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing and Sexual content

dernhelms_bag's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Death of parent

forthesanityof1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

The only thing I kept thinking about while reading this was how much I could see it made into a movie by Studio Ghibli. The author knows how to take her time in all the right places and draw out the pocket of the story in a way that felt effortless, hence the Ghibli vibes. This book is a beautiful, wonderful mix of dark fantasy, fairy tales, and political intrigue. I want to gush about so many things I loved about it. The world building is fantastic, I loved the whole idea of the Wilderwood and the Wolf. The Wolf himself was so different than what I was expecting that I adored him from the get go for the subversion. The narrator, Red, feels like a breath of fresh air. I loved her attitude towards everything, her fear and her contempt and her curiosity. Her reflective nature helped make this story what it is. I think my favorite thing about this book, though, was the writing style; it's utterly captivating to me, cutting in just the right way to make the reader feel the impact of certain lines and really experience the storytelling and the uniquely terrifying setting of the Wilderwood. Holy crap, do I recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Self harm, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

The self-harm trigger is in reference to characters

willingly cutting themselves to bleed on the Wilderwood to heal it/keep Shadowland beasts at bay. It is not a coping mechanism, suicide attempt, etc in any way shape or form

librarianlex's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Sexual content