Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

4 reviews

itsheyfay's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Death of parent

schnaucl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

It took me a little while to warm up to the story but by the end I liked it.  

The prose is very descriptive and the story gives you a strong sense of place.  I consider myself to have a pretty good vocabulary, but there were more than a few words I didn't know.

The main characters were compelling and so was the story.

The short story at the end was a perfect addition.   I liked that it was its own separate thing but added a rich layer to the story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Blood, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment