Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Sacrifice by Rin Chupeco

17 reviews

fbzcab's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Cursing, Death, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Animal death, Car accident, and Colonisation

shadowspinner's review against another edition

dark tense 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 death, Gun violence, Racism, Death, and Murder

Minor: Car accident and Sexual assault

msouthern27's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

I really liked the book. But my ADHD doesn’t really let me experience mystery so… no shockers here. But a really good book non the less. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death

Dog does die but doesn’t stay dead

madamenovelist's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Xenophobia, Death, Cursing, Blood, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

The sexual assault is only referenced in the past. The animal death turns out to not *actually* be a death but it’s still upsetting for a moment.

gracklewarp's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcoholism, Classism, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Kidnapping, Car accident, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Infidelity

tourmaline_and_tomes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

"I didn't ask you to leave. I said you shouldn't be here." 
Alon, a nonbinary Filipino teenager, is hired as a translator and guide for a Hollywood film team bent on discovering the secrets of the haunted island of Kisapmata and capturing it all on camera. Although Alon consistently warns the Americans they should not be there, their warning are ignored. The Americans have no respect for this place. And soon, the death god that claims dominion over the island begins to have his way with the guilty. And people start to die. 

This creepy, standalone horror YA novel was a quick read for me. The searing commentary on European colonialism and the unapologetic perspective of a person who has been directly affected by that colonialism take this book to another level: it's not just a YA horror story. It's also an examination of western hubris, of greed, and of the lingering repercussions of imperialism, cultural disrespect, and indigenous erasure. This book ends with a twist that you might have seen coming, but it was worthy. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Racism

Minor: Murder, Domestic abuse, and Rape

modernmatilda's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Sacrifice is a solid 4/5 star book that perfectly fits into my very-specific-sub-genre of "creepy flowers and trees on the cover". The horror of this book is incredible and I had to read it with my back against the wall so I knew nothing would sneak up on me. The ending was a WILD ride and I loved the ride. Having a nonbinary Filipino character was lovely. My two hold-ups for not giving this book five stars are:
1. The horror was fantastic, but there was too much repetition, too much of the same events happening over and over. This dulled the scare-factor for me as I became acclimated to experiencing the same moments over and over. I think there could have been a little more variety of events. 
2. The romance felt rushed and forced into the book. The same emotional reaction could have been achieved with a platonic friendship.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Gore, Body horror, Addiction, Animal death, Grief, Colonisation, Racism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, Alcoholism, Violence, Racial slurs, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

Minor: Physical abuse and Domestic abuse