Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Threadneedle by Cari Thomas

26 reviews

themelleh'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I feel like I connected to this book a bit more because I used to live near some of the locations. I could properly see Dulwich and imagine these four teenage girls trying to find a post box. 

The world building was wonderful and there was so much that really made it an enjoyable read. In fact I read it quite quickly for me, but there were times when I wanted to speed up what was happening. It felt like it was taking too long to get to the reveals of who some of the characters were and what there part of the story was. 

The whole bullying thread was a bit too much. Yes, it’s great that they all realise and learn from it, but it would have been nicer to see them learn their magic on something less petty and vengeful.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

meagangrace's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Child abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Bullying, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Minor: Kidnapping and Pregnancy

roseangel2's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual content, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, and Bullying

Minor: Death of parent, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

gondorgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Child abuse, Death of parent, Torture, Body shaming, Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

librarianlayla's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

4.5 stars.

Slow to start, but once the story picked up I didn't want to put the book down.

Intoxicating magic, compelling twists and turns, fallacies tucked into corners and dramatically exposed at the last minute. I cannot wait for the sequel.

If you love urban fantasies, complex relationships and intricate plots - then this is for you!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Cursing, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Bullying, and Confinement

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Physical abuse, Infidelity, and Grief

thetiefenator's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

I enjoyed reading this book, and I do intend to read the rest of the series - the first book is definitely not meant to stand alone in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Body horror, Death of parent, Bullying, Death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, and Violence

dazzle_spider_reader_1212's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Suicide

isabelrve's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent and Adult/minor relationship

lucy_shanners'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent, Body shaming, Death, and Confinement

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

hitheremynameislisa's review

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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

It took me a while to actually get into this book. The beginning is quite slow, maybe a tad too slow for me to get hooked straight away. I was interested in the concept though so I kept picking it back up. Once i was past the first 100 or so pages I struggled to put the book down. Once it had it's fingers on my it wouldn't let me go. The author paints London in a way I myself have experience and it's a beautiful homage to the little spark of magic you can find at every corner in this beautiful city.

The very open ending had me wanting more. The author found an incredible way of resolving the key issues of the story while simultaneously introducing new threads I'm sure we all would keenly follow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship