Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison

19 reviews

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

Thara Celehar spin-off series where he investigates mysteries????? 🤩 Say less.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Gore, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

Minor: Rape, Racism, and Pregnancy

freesiaelect's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

A mesh of fantasy and mystery is a meeting I never knew I needed.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Murder, Suicide, and Grief

welgan's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

It was harder to get in this book than into The Goblin Emperor : I found it's pace more enjoyable, in the Witness for the Dead, there are three intertwined mysteries and it can get confusing. The first person narration was necessary to my opinion, but I like it less (I prefered the third person in the Goblin Emperor). It get especially confusing as there are a lot of names and invented words for places and roles, it requires a lot of attention and to have read the Goblin Emperor before to even understand some sentences (so many locations with invented names. Why was it so important to focus and the buildings of the city?)
That being said, I love Thara Celehar. He's traumatized and sad and severely lacks self-esteem, but he's sweet, he's relatable, he's highly lovable, and I really want to see him go better and make friends and heal. I will definitely read the other book in the series because I love the world and characters, and even if this book was confusing some times, it was interesting and quiet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Homophobia

pvbobrien's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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: Violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Murder, Suicide, Body horror, Blood, and Death

Minor: Outing, Classism, Vomit, and Pregnancy

jupitermond's review

emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Homophobia, and Rape

kal517's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Gore, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape, Pregnancy, and Racism

maria_klondike's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

Main character is a cinnamon roll trying his best to solve murders in a gaslamp world with a hint of magic. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

achingallover's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Violence, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, War, and Racism

istiel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Homophobia

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Deportation

griffinthief's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, and Death

Minor: Homophobia, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Vomit, Violence, Rape, and Pregnancy