Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

218 reviews

erks's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.75

Not sure what I expected from this book but it was very mid. The protagonist felt very dull even during her major character development points

(also her not getting the final blow on her own father at the end, which would have been a significant character moment? She literally does nothing herself)

, and I got bored of reading her pov after chapter 5. Instead I wanted to see narratives from her sisters, heck even her dad, as awful as he is.

Also just not a fan of this writing style, if I have to read about someone's breasts or seed again I'm quitting 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Misogyny, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Vomit, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Body horror, and Emotional abuse

ska1224's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Gore, Racism, Sexual violence, War, Murder, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Body horror, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

jeslo's review against another edition

dark

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Vomit, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Self harm, Gore, Pedophilia, Violence, Misogyny, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, and Body horror

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Please please please please read with care

narsere's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Confinement, Animal death, Vomit, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Alcoholism

callistag1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Sexism, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Murder, Gore, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Death, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Classism, Vomit, Violence, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

comfy_anna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Cannibalism, Body horror, Murder, Body shaming, Vomit, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Addiction, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Outing, Rape, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Death, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Terminal illness

Minor: Abandonment and Abortion

jordyfrombookclub's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Self harm, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Cannibalism and Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault and Child abuse

courtzab's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Definitely different from anything I'm used to reading. Perhaps going in blind on this one was a mistake; the TW's don't bother me, it just wasn't something I was expecting.

The writing was beautiful! I'm just not certain that gothic horror is for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Eating disorder, Gore, Xenophobia, and Cannibalism

multiplyoctopi's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Vomit, Eating disorder, Gore, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Xenophobia, Animal death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

tayo2000's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.5

I just think Ava Reid as an author isn’t for me. Although I think she’s a good writer, and she tackles the themes she chooses to write about well, I find they never come together in a cohesive and enjoyable story for me. 

This book is no exception. This was…messy. The plot moved incredibly slowly, with nothing really happening until the last 1/4 of the book. It was overall just too much trying to be accomplished in a 300 page book in terms of theme, and the plot suffered due to this. The character development wasn’t great either. It was definitely a let down. Although you can certainly see Ava’s writing shining in some spots while tackling some of these intense themes, I overall just think it was too convoluted in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Self harm, Cannibalism, and Sexual assault