Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

62 reviews

narsere's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Miscarriage and Torture

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

This was so hard to put down. Very compelling and moving. Good discussions of gender and the roles of women in society, the impact of Christianity on native people, and what unprocessed grief can do to people.

Very atmospheric and pretty gay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War

elzbethmrgn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

Minor: Miscarriage

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Weirdly, this is the 3rd or 4th witch hunt/burnings book I’ve read this year. This is really well written and interesting, and does a great job of character development and crafting the remote setting. It is also stressful (check content warnings), as witch hunt books usually are!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, and Sexual violence

Persecution, false accusations, witch hunt, drowning

katherinejayne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This was well written and paced, with good characterisation and a solid plot. 
I found it an enjoyable reading experience and desperate to know how it ended - the last 2 readings lasting longer as I wanted to finish. 
Despite being set in the past, it felt fresh and relatable. The historical note at the end was interesting, I didn’t know it was grounded in such truth. 
I’d be keen to read another book by the author, which is always a good sign! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Fire/Fire injury

prideandparchment's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Torture and Violence

viksbooksandlifestyle's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? N/A

3.5

So tbh I picked this book up in the shop because of how pretty it was not on the basis of knowing what the book was about 😬😱
It was a little slow getting into it but once I was I quote enjoyed it. It was very interesting, a little haunting and dark at times. I found the ending a little disappointing and rushed. But overall a good book 👍

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

emeraldjulep's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

A beautiful, but bleak cautionary tale for our time. This island of women and what happens with, and to, them will stick with me for a long time. The story is artfully told on the Audible version. The narrator has a Scandinavian accent as well which I felt added an authentic atmosphere to the story (and pronounced all the names I would have have never gotten right). I would recommend reading The Mercies in any format.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Torture

typedtruths's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Animal death, Gore, and Pregnancy

➸ Trigger warnings for period-typical misogyny, colonialism, anti-indigenous racism, forced marriage, religious bigotry, persecution for witchcraft (theme) including the on-page depiction of witch trials and burning women at the stake, graphic martial rape and sexual assault, infidelity (the protagonist is in a forced marriage though), pregnancy and pregnancy from rape discussed, childbirth, miscarriage, alcohol consumption, blood and gore depiction including dead bodies, death of a friend (on-page), death of a father, husband and brother mentioned, mass death by boating accident, murder (on-page), torture (implied), imprisonment mentioned, near-drowning incident, and animal death.

lillyrose97's review against another edition

emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail