Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Small Favors by Erin A. Craig

58 reviews

dblue236's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

This was the second book I've read by this author, and I think at this point, that's enough for me to add her to my list of writers whose work I buy every time they release something new. The story here was wildly original and compelling, and while there was one small aspect of it that was predictable, for the most part I was dying to find out where it went and spent every possible spare minute reading. I absolutely loved the creativity and the richness of the characters and setting and I cannot wait to read more by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Violence, and Death

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Infidelity, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

kaileylebrun's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

seforana's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, and Gun violence

bosco29's review against another edition

I loved the author's other books but by the end of Chapter 13 of this one, I had zero interest in any of the characters and decided to stop reading it.  The House of Salt and Sorrows and House of Roots and Ruin were magnificent, beautiful, exciting, spooky, and dark and you feel strong em tions for the characters while this one is just boring and dark.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Grief, and Pregnancy

luna_lovelace's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

The bright yellow cover of the book initially drew me in, little did I know how deceiving it was! It took a while for the story to build up, but once it did, I found myself hooked by the strange events that began to unfold. The author did an excellent job of keeping me engaged during the last half of the story, and I struggled to put the book down.

I realized that there were a few unanswered questions that left me wondering.

For example, I couldn't help but question if Ellerie's parents were still alive and safe. Also, I was curious about why Whitaker was released from his bonds when Ellerie wished for them to leave the town and not return. These questions left me feeling a bit unsatisfied, but I suppose it's up to our interpretation of what happens next!

The ending was a bit anticlimactic.

However, after all the twists and turns throughout the story, it was a relief to see Ellerie have a resemblance of a happy ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

lauramcc7's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Vomit, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Violence, Animal death, Murder, and Pregnancy

carolibrary's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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: Murder, Animal death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide

agathaandrewsauthor's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

5.0

This is an incredible work of folk horror, regardless of age. It's brutal and gruesome, so be prepared for that going in, but it's also compelling and creative. I couldn't stop reading it, and would get upset when my reading was interrupted. I HAD to learn what came next. I was in a reading slump, and this certainly pulled me out. Do not be fooled by the flowers on the cover or the beekeeping/cottagecore aesthetic, Erin Craig holds nothing back on the horror. It borders on slasher.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Fire/Fire injury

kerianne0's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Violence, Murder, Body horror, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy

thegodmachine393's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and Animal death