Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull

17 reviews

psychnp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

2.0

Heavy and feels incomplete 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.25

Parts of this was really intriguing other parts not so much. Didn't know this was a series but it is interesting enough that I would be down to read the next one if I can get the audio from my library. 
There are A LOT of characters and their own back stories along with the current roles in the main plot. It can get kind of confusing trying to remember who is who /what their life has been so far. 
There are some content/trigger warnings so make sure to check them all if you are sensitive to a variety of topics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Infidelity

violerwolf's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

While I enjoyed the concept and broader ideas explored in the book, including Turnbull’s iconic mosaic narratives, the prose fell a bit flat for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, Dementia, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Minor: Transphobia and Alcohol

scarroll178's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Such a strange, cool world the author has crafted here. (Or should I say, worlds lol). There are definitely a lot of characters to keep up with, and some are more memorable/interesting than others unfortunately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, and Death of parent

lakea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Dementia, Grief, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

plesiosaurys's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

gracecrandall's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Antisemitism

ronan_lesh's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Death, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child abuse

azrah786's review against another edition

4.25

 **I received an ARC from Titan Books in exchange for an honest review**

CW: violence, gun violence/mass shootings, blood, gore, body horror, injury, death, death of parent/loved one, animal death, murder, suicide, police brutality, hate crime, drug abuse/addiction, alcohol, confinement, cannibalism, child abuse, domestic abuse, emotional abuse, grief, transphobia, racism, xenophobia
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No Gods, No Monsters is the addictive beginning to a new supernatural/paranormal urban fantasy series. In this story filled with both magic and science, an event denoted as The Fracture sees monsters and creatures from myths and legends being chased out of the shadows and living openly amongst humans as a means of protection from some “other” threat.

Turnbull deftly blends the genres of science fiction, fantasy, horror and thriller together, and his prose perfectly encapsulates the eerie and dark vibe of the story throughout.
The combination of short chapters and a storyline laced with mystery makes this such a page turner. There are secret organisations and seers, shifters and gods but the sharp, underlying commentary on marginalised communities, human nature and the disbelief and blind ignorance people chase during times of change make this so much more than fiction.

There is an extensive cast of diverse and intriguing characters to follow which at times gets a little confusing. However, the multi pov narration also makes the book feel like an anthology of stories that are all subtly interconnected, with a greater overarching storyline connecting them all more fully happening in the background.
We also have a unnamed narrator to follow that pops up within these individual stories and honestly just wanting to figure out who this mysterious figure observing all of the character is, is just one of the unputdownable elements of the book.

A perfect read for spooky season but also one that can be enjoyed all year round.
Final Rating – 4.25/5 Stars 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Death of parent

marcostorin's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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? N/A

5.0

This book is amazing anarchist fiction. I don't know if the author considers himself an anarchist, but that is irrelevant, the themes and how they're handled speak for themselves - and that's without mentioning obvious references at anarchism, like Ursula K Le Guin and the title itself. It hit me hard and I can't wait for the next two books of the trilogy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Torture, Transphobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism