Reviews tagging 'Death'

No soy yo by Tillie Cole

19 reviews

mdeochoa15's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Blood, and Sexual content

lavenderchamomile's review against another edition

I don’t like saying this, but this is one of the worst books I have ever read in my life. Truly horrendous. I’m so sorry to the author, I hope she never reads reviews like this. She did way too much and at the same time so little it was almost laughable. 
Check trigger warnings (I’m gonna add “cult” as one here as well)

Take all those trigger warnings, and imagine a book that pretends like a super sexy man, who can barely communicate without getting extremely angry, solves all of the heroines trauma and past. With sex. Hmm. I just don’t buy it at all

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Pedophilia, Death, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Murder, and Misogyny

Moderate: War and Mental illness

anovelglimpse's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

Dark, twisted, gritty, boundary pushing, and yet, somehow, it's somewhat romantic. Oh, and addictive. I wouldn't say I loved everything that went on at all times. The cult stuff was sad and creepy. The MC was violent and Styx's interactions with OW sometimes bothered me. Despite that, I was drawn to the characters and wanted good things for them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual violence, Rape, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Grief, Death, and Adult/minor relationship

lizcrg's review against another edition

1.0

 it’s a dark book that is full of terribly written characters and an even worse plot line. Could not finish and won’t be going back.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Cursing, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Death, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Vomit, Ableism, Grief, Sexual violence, Slavery, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

laurenbcorwin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Murder

kodafaith's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

This book was so absolutely amazing. Dark and painful but beautiful nonetheless. I read both on kindle and listened on audio and the narrators were fantastic, especially given the  narrator for Styx did his stutter very well.
I’m so excited for more of the books in this series (especially Riders, don’t come at me).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Violence, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Self harm, Death, Confinement, Gun violence, and Murder

A heavy theme in this series is religious abuse and cults and the things that happen in them.

bookaholic84's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

burkiewiczs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Religious bigotry, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, and Torture

caroliner_readss's review against another edition

• 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

maladaptivedaydreams'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This was my first MC type book and I can't say I'm excited for anymore. Huge plead for people to check out TWs. They were intense.

I enjoyed Mae's discovery of the world and her coming to terms with everything she has been through. I think Rider and Mae really helped each other in ways no one else around them could.

I couldn't get into Styx and Mae's love story. He didn't understand her in the slightest and she's been so traumatized the first sign of kindness sticks with her. If I'm being honest neither of them tried to understand the other.

The language throughout the book was a huge no for me. I didn't appreciate how the men talked about or treated the women- even calling the women they loved 'bitches'. Maybe this is a normal thing in MC style books but it definitely didn't work for me.

Overall I don't think this book was for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Alcohol, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Grief, Torture, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Religious bigotry

Minor: Death and Death of parent