Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Bruja Born by Zoraida Córdova

5 reviews

achay91's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit, Blood, and Murder

emily_mh's review

Don’t think this series is for me unfortunately x 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Child death, and Medical content

Moderate: Grief, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Death of parent, and Confinement

Major: loss of a loved one Minor: missing loved one, fainting

karcitis's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Murder, Gore, Grief, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Car accident, Cannibalism, Body horror, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Self harm

Minor: Eating disorder

ashyouwish's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Violence, and Vomit

samusc's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was such a strong sequel that handles consequences from the first book in the series incredibly well.
I loved that this book focused on Lula, and the next will on Rose

especially given Roses' powers

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Lula's motivations make sense. As she explains in the early chapters, of course she'd want to hold on to Maks, the only sense of normalcy she's had in the last two years.
Since this book took place fully in Brooklyn, the reader is treated to more worldbuilding surrounding magical beings and organizations in NYC.
It was great to see Nova again and I appreciate his role as

a brother/son for the family

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This installment of the series executed horror elements really well, to where I feel this counts as horror subgenre.
The biggest strength I think this series has is the bonds between these sisters and their Bruja community.
I'd love to see this series adapted as a TV show/movie trilogy. 
My best friend was lucky enough to meet the author at Book Con, and maybe once Covid has passed and in-person conventions return, I'll be so lucky.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Vomit