Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

What We Devour by Linsey Miller

11 reviews

canderson's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I’m still confused as to what the Noble and Vile are and what the difference between them is… the world building was a bit lacking and I felt like there were inconsistencies and contradictions to plot throughout. Overall, concept was interesting and the last quarter of the book held my interest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Murder and Violence

Minor: Death of parent

anniereads221's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

One of my absolute faves of the year

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Child death, Blood, Confinement, Self harm, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, Classism, and Body horror

anapthine's review

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

Concept was great, I just think it could have been written a bit better. I felt that events just appeared out of nowhere and with no explanation or build up. I was confused what was happening most of the time. However, the inclusion of non-binary and queer characters woven into the storyline was great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Violence, Torture, and Self harm

Minor: Vomit and Sexual content

folded_between_pages_of_books's review

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Murder

obscurepages's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

 Okay, so. I just finished this book and???? That was not the ending I expected! I don't know how I feel about it 😭 I like it? But at the same time, it just feels harrowing and melancholic, and yet hopeful at the same time??? I don't think I can process much of my feelings and thoughts right now.

So what did I like about the book? I absolutely love the magic system and the world-building. I'm a sucker for scifi/fantasy books with intricate world-building, so it's not a surprise that I loved the world and the magic here in What We Devour. I also liked the eeriness of it. I liked the writing style, which was both poetic and dark. I liked the characters, especially Lorena's character arc. It's not perfect or righteous, but instead we see someone change and do things, not just for their family and friends but for other people. I also absolutely loved the asexual rep in this book! The word wasn't mentioned here at all, but the way Lorena thought about it, explained it, and how people always judge and misunderstand her felt raw to me.

My only issues with the book? I guess wanted more action? I wanted more of that dangerous/high stakes feel? But that's just my personal preference for this story. This was still very much entertaining and the plot twists did not disappoint me.

Overall, this was a good read. A perfect choice this spooky season!

E-arc from NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. This, of course, did not affect my overall opinion of the book. 

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Content Warnings

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

melaniereadsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

This book is delightfully dark and twisted, with morally grey main characters and hardcore "I love you but I'm still going to kill you" vibes.  Honestly I loved everything about this. I was immediately addicted to how dark the writing was and the complexity and uniqueness of the magic system. Let me just say, it took me A WHILE to figure out why sometimes it said wright and sometimes wrought, but once I figured it out it made way more sense and I was even more in love. The way Lorena uses her powers is incredible and I am completely in love with her.  I also love Alistair! You wanna a Darkling-esque love interest but he actually has redeemable qualities? Miller's got you covered.  

Also because half of my brain is filled with memes, may I present:
Looks like a cinnamon roll, but could kill you: Lorena
Looks like they could kill you, but is actually a cinnamon roll: Alistair
Looks like a cinnamon roll, is a cinnamon roll: Basil
Looks like they could kill you, would kill you: Carlow.

Kthxbai

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Blood, Murder, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide

foreverinastory's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

 Deliciously dark and a wild ride!

Rep: Alloromantic Asexual female MC, nonbinary side character.

CWs from the author: The magic system in this book is based off of sacrifice and heavily features self-harm (specifically cutting) and actions that mirror self-harm. The characters also discuss self-harm at different points in the book. Scenes describing it do occur in first person. The book also features on-the-page murder and mass murder, references to child death, the deaths of parents, discussions and depictions of sacrifices/executions, references to factory-related accidents and deaths, references to child neglect and abuse, references to filicide, references to sibling deaths, and multiple scenes about death. There is also a reference to mass suicide.

For more general content, please be aware that this book contains cutting, violence, blood, murder, abuse, and death. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, Death, Self harm, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Sexual content

truthaurdare's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

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heytherekaity's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Acephobia/Arophobia, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Violence

bookcheshirecat's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Self harm, Death, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent and Acephobia/Arophobia