Reviews tagging 'Death'

Sign Here by Claudia Lux

107 reviews

beanodie75's review against another edition

sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, and Violence

aryexo's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Self harm, Blood, and Murder

staysunny's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

dark, dramatic, and v. funny. I loved this book’s interpretation of what hell is like & all of the little mysteries and how they fit together. this book had me giggling and gasping and I am still reeling at how a few things played out !!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Self harm

Moderate: Child death, Death, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence and Pregnancy

blissofalife's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-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

3.0

If you like putting together the puzzle pieces, this is the book for you! I thought the ending was a bit rushing and lacking the narration of the rest of the book, but a satisfying end nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

graciffer's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

trips's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

 I've been reading a lot of books about making deals with the devil, so naturally this book came along and I had to read it. (My name is also Trip, so of course I wanted to read a story where there is a character named Peyote Trip)
It was great! The prose is fast and interesting, the story kept me engaged the whole time. I found pacing and the deeper ideas presented in the story to be very eloquently put, especially for a debut author. While I found some of the writing to a tad confusing at points, the execution of the stories twists and how the reader uncovers the mysteries just hit right with me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Self harm, and Torture

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Cancer and Child death

ofpagesandparagraphs's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Self harm, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death

knlipke's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

2.5

The plot moved terribly slow. The further the book moved along, the more questions I gathered. I’m still a little lost on the ending..

Overall, it was an interesting take on Hell. Def not a horror book. Just not for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Torture

Moderate: Infidelity and Self harm

Minor: Addiction

symabee's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed Sign Here and was shocked to learn this was the authors debut novel. It is a dark comedy, a murder mystery, a coming of age tale, and a moving story about humanity and love, all rolled into one. I love the way this author writes and look forward to her future books. 

Things of note:
✅️ Short chapters
✅️ Lots of alternating POV 
⚠️ Check content warnings. While this book can be humorous, it also contains a lot of dark subject matter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Gore, Kidnapping, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

dayslife143's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

This book did such a great job making you want just a little more. Giving you all the pieces of the puzzle but no clue what the final picture is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Abandonment