Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

4 reviews

laheath's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

Wow! I know my words will not do justice to this book. I don't think I've ever been so impressed with a debut novel. Clear your schedule because you won't want to put it down! I don't read fantasy often, but the premise of a group of booklovers and a library of magical books captivated me. There's time travel and a battle between good and evil with characters who greatly value their relationships with friends and family. As far as the audiobook, the narrator was fantastic, seamlessly transitioning among the characters' accents.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Violence, Cancer, Blood, and Torture

Minor: Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Cursing

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Gun violence, Blood, Death, Vomit, Murder, Racism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Violence, and Xenophobia

_krysta's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

This book was thought provoking and has an interesting premise. I enjoyed the overall theme of good versus bad, and how a thirst for power can corrupt. There was a surprising cast of diverse characters I wouldn't have expected to team together so well. The bad people were truly evil, which is where a lot of the horror and violence comes in. So truly consider content warnings on that front, there are some brutal murders. It goes to show how a lot of pain and suffering can lead others to inflict the worst upon the world. I felt the magic books was unique and enjoyed learning how each worked. It was also reflective on how a book can be used for good and bad, depending on the users intentions. I thought the characters also showed immense growth by the end. We get insight into each one and I appreciated the third person omniscent narration for that purpose. The time travel was well done, I didn't have to work too hard to keep track of the time jumps.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Body horror, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Torture, Death of parent, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Racism, Cursing, Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Misogyny

Gruesome death, hateful language by antagonists. Eating disorder minor, really just random comments on food by 2nd fmc.

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Gun violence, Murder, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Cursing, Cancer, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Addiction