Reviews tagging 'Death'

Jedna sroka smutek wróży by Katrina Leno

8 reviews

vavocado's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Death

directorpurry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death, Bullying, Vomit, Infidelity, Transphobia, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

Minor: Blood and Death

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Vomit, Violence, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Grief

michaela999's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

 Twisted, weird, creepy, disturbing, dark, mean... All these words and I still can't grasp the perfect description. It just pulled me in and didn't let go until I finished it. It was a perfect read for October. And the cover? So in love. 

You felt so deeply, and for so long, that your very sadness grew limbs and walked away from you. You have moved mountains, Magpie Lewis, and you are only just getting started.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

tis_bee_me's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed the world and the unreliable narrator, but I think this book threw too many traumatic experiences at us to make it truly enjoyable. The description of the sexual assault that took place was too much for me, if I’m being honest. I understand including traumatic experiences to show a fantasy style horror as well as realistic horror, but the trigger warnings list is too long and isn’t resolved too well. I understand if that’s the point because it’s a horror book and meant to leave you with an ambiguous ending and a funny feeling, but it just doesn’t sit right with me in a way, especially since the main character is so young. Would recommend the author, because I truly loved her next book “Horrid,” but I’d recommend this book with a heavy list of trigger warnings first.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Murder, Medical trauma, and Bullying

Moderate: Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

Minor: Transphobia and Child abuse

talislibrary's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Magpie is barely keeping afloat, over the last six months everything in her life has fallen apart and Magpie can hardly hold on anymore. Despite meeting some new friends that like her for her, when Magpie realises her notepad has created a new world, she knows she can use it to get revenge on those that ruined her life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual content and Death

kt_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

1. what. the heck.
2. sequel please
3. katrina leno has done it again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Grief, Drug use, Death, and Bullying

Moderate: Biphobia, Blood, Homophobia, Mental illness, Medical content, Transphobia, and Vomit

thebookgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Death, Child abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence