Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi

122 reviews

rosecoloredbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

froukjemelenhorst's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Indigo is een mix van Lizzie van TWD en the Other Mother van Coraline aan de de drugs. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Rape, and Domestic abuse

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Child death, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gore, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abandonment and Classism

Minor: Incest

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Sexual content

Minor: Abandonment, Terminal illness, and Pedophilia

There is implication that Azure's mom's partner has or wants to get sexual with Azure but few explicit details are given. It is mostly subtextual so those who get it get it and those who don't will probably just find the character super creepy.

salie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Gore, Gaslighting, Death, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Classism, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, and Death of parent

readwithbells's review against another edition

5.0

This book has eaten part of my soul. 

A story about not wanting to grow up. A text rich with fairytales. A fairytale in its own right. Pages crafted with magic and blood. 

I felt like the world of the book was more real than the one outside and I only took breaks to underline the absolutely stunning prose. I savoured this book for 2 months because I knew how I would feel once it was over and while there was closure and I am so pleased at the ending, I will miss the House of Dreams. 

A note for myself: why is this book the exact antithesis to Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sara Gran? My academic heart wants to rip them apart and compare them in 3000 words. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Death, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Pedophilia and Domestic abuse

orizenda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

honestly I loved this book so much. like it’s fun for fairy tale geeks ((me)) and like twists i didn’t see coming and like beautiful and complicated stories of love. Like the azure narrator bothered me for most of it until the end when everything fit together finally that made me appreciate the like voice acting in this. like it’s a part of the story too honestly. this is becoming a year of great books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, and Violence

michaelayount's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

This was beautifully written, but the pacing just felt off. That was mostly likely because of the constant perspective switching. An interesting story, but I also guessed the ending like halfway through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, and Pedophilia

Minor: Suicide attempt

sophie1_xox's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship

heidi_grey's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.75

This is a beautifully written book, rich in fairytale and folk tale anecdotes. I found the imagery used fantastic and even though I really disliked the characters, I couldn’t put this down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment