Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

30 reviews

mdavis26's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

brinotbrie's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Body horror

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Alcoholism

skilb's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Domestic abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Death

wilsonsh6's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

tarynimwalle's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

My favorite book of 2023. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Grief

Minor: Animal death and Abortion

dcoul's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Animal death, Abandonment, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion

theoceanrose's review

reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Animal death, and Cannibalism

gsdfan's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

bridgetam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Body horror, Blood, and Animal death

Moderate: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abortion

dixiecarroll's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

I don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't to cry over a great white shark being lonely in the ocean. This was ultimately a portrait of grief and felt very much like a fever dream coping mechanism for someone who has experienced great and traumatic loss. This is a fast read - extremely easy to binge read in one sitting, but it is of the "weird" variety - duh. I recommend picking this up if you need to escape the reality of your own grief (or if you want to have a wild experience). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cannibalism, Blood, and Pregnancy