Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica

77 reviews

alicemaloney's review against another edition

4.25

dark reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

catmichniak's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief

etheoak's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

casparquarius's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death

ylimets's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy

tkat211's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This one surprised me, but in a good way. Very thought provoking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief

smellyboghag's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death

hexoracle's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A horrifying look into a world devastated by a climate disaster, where those who crave power turn to religious fanaticism to regain it when there is none.  The author perfectly puts you into the mind of the main character through her diary entries, the way the cult she is trapped in strips her of her identity, and how it fosters animosity between its members to keep them compliant. A brutal but needed reminder not to be blinded by infighting and forget who is really in power, that the only way forward is through joint effort and compassion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Pandemic/Epidemic

the_reader_witch's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

luridtendencies's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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“Without Faith, there is no refuge.”
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I’ve been teetering between 3 and 4 star ratings for this book since I finished it. Ultimately I’m giving this a 4 star because the story has been living rent free in my brain since I finished it. 
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Composed mostly of pages of a Nun’s secret diary, this is a slow paced novel that manages to mix in quite a few tropes expertly. You will find themes of Religious Bigotry, Cult Mentality, Dystopian Future, Sapphic Horror and I even felt like there was a bit of Magical Realism mixed in.
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I connected to the main character because I felt privileged to be able to read such an intimate account of her life trials- both beautiful and sad. 
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Like every cult documentary I’ve watched, in the end we find out this convent isn’t so Holy. 
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If you like Religious Horror novels, I definitely recommend picking this book up! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury