Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell

5 reviews

robin_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Laura Purcell did it again. I absolutely adore her writing. So detailed and eerie, gives you just enough information to keep you in the dark but speculating at the same time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Blood, Misogyny, Murder, Grief, and Vomit

linguaphile412's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Drug use, and Animal death

emmasanderson's review

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? It's complicated

4.0

A slightly different genre for me as it had a supernatural element as well as  being Victorian gothic.  I found it a real page-turner towards the ending which was quite unexpected (for me).   It felt historically accurate and well researched.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Child death, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Mental illness

kb_sherman's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Vomit, and Mental illness

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, and Medical trauma

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, and Infidelity

madroxreads's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Murder