Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Survival of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson

4 reviews

micksland's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This is an excellent, fast-paced sequel to “The Murders of Molly Southborne”. While it’s hard to talk about the plot without spoiling the prequel, I’ll say that I really enjoyed the fast pace and the horror elements.

This is a book that has a lot of depth despite its short page count. Molly has to contend with several new foes, including shadowy government agents and potential spies, as she struggles to understand her own identity and condition. It’s a very fun series for those who like thrillers and horror novels!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Body horror

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Fire/Fire injury

sarah984's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Built nicely on the premise of the first novella while moving in a new direction. Unfortunately the middle section (about Molly in the psych ward) felt like a lot of wasted space in a story so short.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Death, Excrement, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual content, Grief, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism, Confinement, Death of parent, and Drug use

carrionkid's review

2.5

Had some interesting things to say but the core concept is the dumbest thing ever and also why the fuck was it on some cold war era propaganda shit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Gun violence

marleens's review

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? It's complicated

4.0

The first book in the series blew me away and stuck with me for months. Sadly this sequel didn’t quite live up to that, but it was still very good. Can’t say much about it without spoiling the first book, but there were some twists and turns that I liked a lot, and it was interesting to follow Molly on some self discovery journeys. I didn’t feel as connected to the story this time, but I still had a great time and am looking forward to reading the third one it comes out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Gore, Blood, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Death