Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Magic Lessons: The Prequel to Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

2 reviews

loonysaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Chronic illness, Religious bigotry, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Sexism, Misogyny, Murder, and Self harm

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Addiction, Stalking, Antisemitism, Colonisation, Hate crime, Slavery, Violence, Racism, and Abandonment

Minor: Classism and Sexual content

danimain's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad 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

3.5

Old world old school story of magic and Witchery, with strong female characters. Though this books style and plot is not personally my style Marie is endearing and the perpetual bleakness of the plot being during the Salem which trials does redeem itself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Sexism, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Child abuse

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Self harm, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pedophilia, Slavery, and Kidnapping