Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Medusa's Sisters by Lauren J.A. Bear

13 reviews

bookcaptivated's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Death, Sexism, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Torture

Minor: Drug use, Vomit, Abortion, Alcohol, and Abandonment

teganbeesebooks's review

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Body horror, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Rape, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Violence

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

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

3.0

There were pockets of passages that were great to read, but I was bored for the most part, which was disappointing because there’s a lot of good storytelling to be had in any mythological canons.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Incest, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Bullying, Abandonment, Rape, Murder, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Sexual harassment, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

el_wheel's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Violence

trisbthom's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

gcrkl's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, and Misogyny

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Suicide, Infidelity, Body horror, Pregnancy, Grief, and Death

Minor: Alcohol, Abortion, Self harm, and Drug use

toniw315's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Violence, Grief, Rape, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Lesbophobia

calicat42's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, and Violence

gondorgirl's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Grief, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Violence, Blood, Animal death, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Gore, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Death

charlereads's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Grief, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Pregnancy