Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Belladonna by Adalyn Grace

173 reviews

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Vomit, Abandonment, Blood, Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Gore, Alcoholism, Death, Classism, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Murder, Alcohol, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

znrtr's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Body horror, and Medical content

Moderate: Murder

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I have been wanting to be get to this book for awhile now since it’s been on my shelves for a little over a year, and Belladonna did not disappoint! I loved the who-done-it aspects of the book when it came to figuring out the murderer and their motives bc I was pleasantly surprised when it came to the reveal and the way it happened. And can we talk about the love interest Death 🤭 Signa really lucked out with him bc he does NOT play about his girl fr AHHH I was obsessed with those two. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Gaslighting, Classism, Medical content, Vomit, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Grief

Moderate: Sexism, Abandonment, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual content

casideea's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.75

Very predictable. Writing was very simple and straightforward.

My main frustration is that Death/Sylas was begging Signa to choose him… so she does. JUST FOR HIM TO SAY SIKE NO ONE IS DYING SO IM LEAVING NOW?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Death

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

brieparis's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Murder, Alcoholism, and Fire/Fire injury

manaledi's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

A YA mystery pseudo romance with an anthropormophized version of Death. I kept expecting her to ask for Death's real name. I feel like a lot of books I've read recently somehow all end up set in a somewhat haunted giant old manor with a mystery and a vague enemies to lovers (thinking in particular of "House of Marionne"). Other than the fact that Death himself was a main character, I didn't find this all that dark or gothic. I thought the mystery was better developed than the romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Vomit

juliesleseecke's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

kaylareads06's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Gore, and Sexual content

Minor: Body shaming

itsbrianascall's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

4.5

"You must not allow yourself to be consumed so thoroughly by death. It’s not selfish to live."

I genuinely loved so much about this book. The characters all had distinct voices, and I found myself loving most of them for various reasons, even the ones who had some traits that aren't exactly pleasant. The story was eerie, it was heartfelt, it was introspective, and above all else, it kept me engaged throughout the whole thing.

Having the historical fiction elements tied in with the supernatural and topped off by a murder mystery, I went into it worried that there would be too much going on in this book for any of the storylines to be done well. I can only really think of one situation where I wish I had more context, but seeing as this is a series, it's possible it'll be touched on in the sequel. I can't wait to start the next one and let this series become my whole personality 💕

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

alisylvi's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death, Medical content, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Classism, Vomit, Grief, and Sexual content