Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon

16 reviews

sonygaystation's review

dark mysterious sad medium-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

3.75

I wasn’t quiet sure where this was going to go, even with it being a Frankenstein-inspired book. Sometimes the character actions felt a little confusing (ie. between Iris and Vi) but as it got further and further in the book I just got sad for everyone. I do wish there was a little more build up to the twist (which I did feel I started to guess pretty early on) rather than just spending time with the characters for the sake of it. I loved Eric he had my whole heart and I was sad at That One Part ™️. Also I enjoyed what was really going at the end, like give me more of that please!! It felt like a Mindy McGinnis novel there and I love her books 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Car accident

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Murder, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Blood

jmkendall0218's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Medical trauma

chooper454's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, and Torture

Moderate: Murder, Death, and Physical abuse

Minor: Kidnapping and Death of parent

adamsbookshelf's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious fast-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

After waiting for months for my turn at the library I can say this is not at all what I thought this book was going to be about! I was hesitant after the seemingly mild first half, but boy did the second half kick this story into A+ tier. I loved all of the twists and I'm so impressed that the author was able to add so much depth to this story. In doing that the twists that could have been basic felt more like a home run. I cannot properly describe how thrilled and gagged I was with this story!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

lpdx's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Murder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Kidnapping, and Medical content

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, and Death of parent

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

adventurous 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

An awesome, spooky and twisty take on "Frankenstein." It was so good that I often forgot that it was a retelling. It's so good at standing on its own in that way. I feel like there isn't a lot that I can say about this book without giving stuff away - I went into it mostly blindly and all I knew was that it had creepy kids and that it was a Frankenstein retelling. That's all I needed. So, if that's all you need, pick it up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Gun violence, Murder, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Torture, Animal death, Child death, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, and Racism

Moderate: Fatphobia and Incest

Minor: Abortion, War, Self harm, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Excrement

vixenreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.0

If you love Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” you will really enjoy this novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cursing, and Death

Minor: Alcohol and Drug use

There are descriptions of surgical scars and brainwashing, as well as some queer subtext.

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Body horror, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy, Addiction, and Alcoholism

kierstm's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Medical content, Classism, Torture, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Hate crime

tamara_joy's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Body horror