Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

El Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

13 reviews

soniajoy98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Classism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Antisemitism, Abandonment, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Sexism

Moderate: Mental illness, Torture, Gore, Islamophobia, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual violence, Grief, Biphobia, Ableism, Confinement, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Infertility, and War

sweetoof's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

beautiful prose and atmosphere paired with interesting characters and a rich history. different from grishaverse but also similar in ways.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gore, and Animal death

Minor: Misogyny and Vomit

camiclarkbooks's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cursing, Abandonment, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Medical content, Confinement, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, War, and Pregnancy