Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

4 reviews

the_bees_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-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

3.5

For those who like twisted fairytales, this unique take of Persian myths follows a princess who is poisonous to the touch, a roguish guard who seems too good to be true, and a snarky moth demon.
Believe me, this YA morally grey, but actually done well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Religious bigotry, Chronic illness, and Confinement

Moderate: Grief, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Outing

Minor: Abandonment

mrsjoellebell's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Violence, Abandonment, and Death

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Death of parent

meaganita's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

Some of the metaphors or symbolism was a bit heavy handed, but overall this was a really lovely story about trauma (both personal and familial), grief, healing, and acceptance. Soraya feels so real to me and I could see myself and many of my loved ones in her and the characters around her. The addition of the queer themes without the stigma of queerness as a plot point elevated her relationships to the other characters in the story and allowed it to truly blossom into a beautiful book about self-discovery. I absolutely loved it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Grief, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Blood and Violence

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Grief