Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

60 reviews

emsim's review

challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Holy shit. This book was stunning. Heartbreaking. Healing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Kidnapping

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

samantha365's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, and Colonisation

batwinggoth's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

peachmoni's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicide, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

emma3674's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

romeroreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-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: Addiction, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Suicide, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Blood, Death of parent, and Cultural appropriation

maddiebusick's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, and Alcohol

Minor: Colonisation

metta's review against another edition

Too dark, dismal, depressing, unlikeable characters, unbelievable concept (18yr old helping FBI/BIA), and painstakingly slow/long.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, Murder, and Alcohol

hamstersinmypantsters's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, Car accident, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Child abuse and Colonisation

katievh's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Grief

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent