Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh

5 reviews

shorts_family's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense 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

3.5

I would consider this story to be pretty middle-of-the-road as far as vampire novels go. It wasn't so bad that I couldn't finish it, but it also wasn't so enrapturing I couldn't put it down. I think my main issue is with how slow the pacing is, I feel like there were several chapters that could've been removed altogether and it wouldn't have altered any significant part of the story. No spoilers, but there was one good twist/reveal and two twists/reveals that I felt had absolutely no buildup to them whatsoever, so they didn't feel satisfying at all, unfortunately. I loved the dynamic between Celine and Bastien, and there were moments of  the book that were genuinely funny, but overall I wanted to be pulled into the book more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Sexual assault

Minor: Racial slurs, Cursing, and Death of parent

stormywolf's review against another edition

dark hopeful 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

4.0

 Audiobook Read by Lauren Ezzo
Unabridged Length: 13.2 Hours
Listened at 2x Speed

Read my full review at The Wolf's Den

Overall, I have no complaints. A stellar narration, nailing tons of accents and emotions, was enough to put this production in my recommendations, to say nothing of its value as a pronunciation guide. With the emoting, especially in horror and action scenes, the volume and speed of reading does go up a bit, so that's something to keep in mind if you're not reading along, or at an increased playback speed. But if you're looking for an audio that offers a solid voice performance, this one should definitely be on your short list. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Body horror, Rape, Sexism, Cursing, Gore, Murder, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, and Racism

princess_azula's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Racial slurs

nebraskanwriter's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Violence, Stalking, and Racism

Minor: Rape

f18's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Racism, Rape, and Sexism