Reviews tagging 'Death'

Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

71 reviews

sebrittainclark's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Murder, Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcoholism and Bullying

Minor: Eating disorder

kalmed22's review against another edition

mysterious tense

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

1.0

This book was not for me.  The sloppy plot and pacing, the manipulative alcoholic investigating a school of magic when she is not magical...really?  Very disappointing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, Death, and Violence

brokenlightdances's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Abortion, and Murder

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

jourdanicus's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, and Medical trauma

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Vomit

katie_the_librarian's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Grief, Medical content, Abortion, Bullying, Cancer, Death of parent, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual content and Terminal illness

Minor: Toxic relationship

jaymii's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide

multiplyoctopi's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Medical trauma, Grief, Gore, Bullying, Body horror, Blood, Alcoholism, and Death

Minor: Eating disorder

northernbookfox's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, and Terminal illness

Minor: Blood and Drug use

sunnyreads's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I enjoyed Magic For Liars. My first time reading Sarah Gailey, which I picked up this one because it was a Kindle deal and the podcast What Should I Read Next put the author on my radar. I love murder mysteries, and I was so intrigued about one happening at a magic school! The ending is wrapped up very tightly with a bow, with Ivy having learned her lesson, but it just felt like Sarah Gailey had tied the story up with a bow without Ivy having actually learned her lesson. Despite that, I did enjoy the story, and I really liked that it was about a non-magic person peeking into a magic school. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gore, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

scaluba's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

i just really liked how it was magic-based, but it wasn't really shoved in your face. it was a good, quick YA murder mystery and I'm not mad about it. also, yes, i did read this book because someone recommended it on tiktok

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism and Cancer

Minor: Bullying, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders

nothing is really graphic save for a brief description of the dead body, but it's about the kind of stuff you would come to expect from a murder mystery novel