Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire

11 reviews

milliemudd's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Violence, and Terminal illness

bloodmaarked's review

adventurous tense slow-paced

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

3.5

this was not on the same level as middlegame, sorry

✧ full review on my tumblr ✧

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Colonisation, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Vomit

strickortreat's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

As a book on its own, this is so good! McGuire comes up with some of the funkiest ideas I've read in a while and I love it. I read Middlegame first, though, and as a follow up to that book it's a little disappointing. Definitely didn't like it as much. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Death

Minor: Terminal illness, Medical content, and Chronic illness

kim_isa's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

2.0

McGuire knows how to write and that's the saving grace of this book. The premise is good but the execution feels like this is the first draft not the final product.
The details borrow heavily from her other books, there are many repetitions and at least one glaring error (mixing up the backstory of two characters). It's a shame because the book still reads so well. It would simply have needed a bit more time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

traa's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Colonisation, Deadnaming, Grief, Pregnancy, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Blood, Torture, and Suicide

Minor: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Vomit, and Ableism

saviinvhetin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Stalking, Kidnapping, Torture, and Medical content

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

dreamofbookspines's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-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? No

5.0

A slow-burn read, best read following Middlegame. Roger and Dodger are no longer the main characters - they're too busy making the rest of the universe go 'round - but they do make an appearance. Melanie and Harry play off each other well, each supporting and strengthening the other. 

I do think it's slightly weird that McGuire wrote an entire other series under a pen name, then quotes it throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Terminal illness

caidyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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 didn't love this as much as Middlegame, but it was still delightful. Very different than that one but just as much fun. I like seeing how these books tie into the series McGuire is writing with Avery and Zib.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death of parent, and Violence

kadtide's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Emotional abuse, Blood, Murder, Vomit, and Medical content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Torture, and Gore

kaleidoscope_heart's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Death, and Blood

Minor: Colonisation and Death of parent