Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White

7 reviews

4m0r's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I know this book is brilliant. But somehow I always forget how good it actually is. Elizabeth is the perfect protagonist, you know she's privilege by he looks, but that hasn't gotten her anywhere, it's here brain. How she adapts to survive, the lengths she goes to protect herself and the ones she loves. When everything breaks apart it's like that Elizabeth does no longer exist and we start getting glimpses of what is going to be the new Elizabeth, it's wonderful. K.White really is a genius for being able to write this mesmerizing book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Murder, Misogyny, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Confinement, Classism, Abandonment, and Stalking

Minor: Grief, Stalking, and Kidnapping

murielreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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

La trama? Fabulosa. La ambientación? Sublime. La narración? Impecable. Los personajes? Exquisitos. Mí amor por Kiersten White? Infinito. 


At this point simplemente denme la lista de compras del súper de Kiersten que yo la leo a encantada

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Toxic relationship and Grief

booksofautumn's review

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Violence, Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship

andrikkk's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Classism, Deadnaming, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexism, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Drug use

_ladypearce_'s review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Death

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Body horror

Minor: Grief

carissa230's review

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Elizabeth just wants to have a place in the world. As a young girl she was sold to the Frankenstein family from a pauper in the woods. The woman told the Frankensteins that she would inherit money as an adult. Elizabeth is sure this isn’t true so she attaches herself to Victor. Elizabeth is willing to do anything to keep Victor happy. She covers up his dark side and helps him settle when he’s agitated. Problem is that Elizabeth doesn’t realize the level of Victors depravity until it’s almost to late and she’s lost the people she loved.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Grief, and Murder

lamplight's review

dark mysterious 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

4.0

THE ENDING NAUR 😭

wow this was a crazy? kinda gross? spooky? very sad? extremely interesting ride. im shook by the ending tho skdkfkg like what

overall i really liked this interpretation tho. the author's note at the very end... much to think about... women are so amazing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Body horror