Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro

36 reviews

stormeno's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Drug use, Mental illness, and Death of parent

bellabern's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death

rosyapple's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.5

somewhere between miss peregrine's home for peculiar children and China Mieville's kraken. a medium amount of horror 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Torture, Police brutality, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

mpbookreviews's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

anns_storybound_sanctuary's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

I love this book. Another 5/5 this year.

What impressed me the most was the story telling, the world building, the characters and how the author achieved it to give every character their own voice. The diction, punctuation and grammar is different for every character which gives them even more depth. 

The prose is also just gorgeous. The way J. M. Mirow describes each scene, setting the mood before diving into the action. This for me makes the storytelling even more immersive

The story itself is set mostly in Vicotrian England, at the end of the 17th century. This gives this book a dark academia feeling even though half of the cast of characters is under the age of 18. The story is written in a lot of different POVs which contribute to the immersion. 

I wouldn't rate this book as a YA novel as which it was marketed here. There is a lot of violence and loss in this book. Which I as an adult reader appreciated but is not fit for children. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Torture, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, and Death of parent

toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

It was interesting but also felt like it didn't need to be as long as it did (though how much of that is skewed by me trying to finish it by the deadline I'm not sure). I'm not sure if I will read the sequel, I thought the take on powers and school for kids with powers was somewhat unique, and I liked a lot of the characters, but again felt long to me. Maybe it would have been different reading rather than listening?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

lauren_miller's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

this book was the very definition of slow burn. slow characterization. slow plot. slow action. slower resolution. everything about it took its time, and yet, I found myself engaged the entire time. I really wish this were a standalone b/c the thought of two more long-ass books like this has me already exhausted, but I'm so desperate to know what happens to Alice and the kids that I don't think I'll have a choice... would I recommend? maybe. if you're a fan of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell or a Sanderfan, you will probably blink at the length and dive headlong right in without a second thought. if you're looking for intensity, energy, and a fast pace, please move right along; this is not the one for you.

4.25 out of 5 stars, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror

kaeli_18's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Racism, and Death of parent

eli_deatherage's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Felt a little slow here and there, but man it is worth it! Intriguing and mysterious world that never feels quite safe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Racism, Self harm, Torture, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

mercourier's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Good writing, good plot twists and some good dark gory fighting. It's a thick but surprising book. The ending is really brutal though and if you don't think blood and gore this might not be the story for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Violence

Minor: Classism