Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

125 reviews

marioosa517's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Suicide, and Blood

Moderate: Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Colonisation

Minor: War and Sexual content

existential_crisis3's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

This is definitely a YA style book. The content and the ways it reads are good for a younger audience. 
That being said, I loved how flawlessly Moreno-Garcia wove in Indigenous stories throughout the novel. I learned so much about the Mayan people and their worldview through this book. It's truly beautiful 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

catnapping's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

This book read a lot like a YA novel to me. While the storyline could be interesting, everything felt very surface level. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Misogyny

audreyywood's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

This is a simple fairy tale novel that gives a good intro into Mexican/Mayan mythology. However, I feel like it was a bit shallow in its story telling at times, making the story feel jumbled and a bit rushed. I wish that characters stories/motives were developed and explored more; maybe in ways that highlight the character as a whole rather than just as a means to move the story along. It often felt like the book was going in many directions at once. 
Despite all of this, it was an easy read with a mostly satisfying ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Religious bigotry

dreadspawn's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, Death, Animal death, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Racism

stormeno's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Suicide

Minor: Violence

aduncan1's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Prose is well executed, plot and characters interesting.

the ending left something to be desired. I’m okay without a “happily ever after” but I don’t know exactly what justifies the ending here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Self harm

laurenmiller100's review against another edition

adventurous sad slow-paced

2.25

• Characters: 4
• Atmosphere/Setting: 5
• Writing Style: 1
• Plot: 2
• Intrigue: 1
• Logic/Relationships: 7
• Enjoyment: 3

Man, this book was a slog for me. The ending was good and satisfying but the entire rest of the book was just kind of boring.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

bdunks's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Suicide

rockysoap's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

Like others have said, I found this book slow in the beginning, which was fine with me because I was listening to it to fall asleep at night. But somewhere around halfway, it suddenly picked up and I became very invested. The world building in particular was captivating. The ending didn't work for me, but not because it was bad - it was just a personal preference thing. Overall, I enjoyed it and I'm glad I gave it a chance. I would gladly read this author again (although I might try to vet the story's ending first).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

Minor: Classism, Death, Suicide, and Violence