Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Una maldición oscura y solitaria by Brigid Kemmerer

81 reviews

luna_lovelace's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

Let me just start off with the appreciation when representing people with cerebral palsy. FMC never once used it as an excuse but something that she works around because it's a part of her. 

I love Harper, she is such a courageous character that truly cares about people and goes through great lengths to help others. I also love Grey, he's loyal and

was the first to gain Harper's trust, which says a lot because he did technically kidnap her.

The book did end with a pretty heavy cliffhanger,

is Lilith still alive? What actually broke the spell? What are Grey's true feelings for the FMC?

I can't wait to read the next book in the series, very lovable characters that makes me root for them!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sunnyrees's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

i was a bit hesitant to read this book after finding out it’s a beauty and the beast retelling because that meant i already know how the story would go. but this was so beautifully written and i loved the story! if you’re looking for a romantasy read w high stakes, i’d definitely recommend this one!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

3.5

I really feel like this was a case of right place, right time. I needed something silly, fun, entertaining, and basic AF and that is what I got. I don't know that I would recommend it, but I enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Suicide attempt

jackiepreston's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

thissmoi's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Violence

kcmg710's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Minor: Sexual assault, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual harassment

hapalyn's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny

qrschulte's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Enjoyable book, but I didn’t love it as a whole. And I CALLED IT!

Things I loved: 
- a protagonist with a disability who is affected by their disability but not defined by it. So refreshing that she was a fully realized person
- the Rhen narrator. Honestly, the book might have been better with just him narrating the whole thing. 
- believable reasoning for why someone from our world could ride a fucking horse

Things I did not love: 
- How whiny the Harper narrator made her sound sometimes. It made it a lot less believable it was the same character between the narrators. 
- The monster narration (so fucking creepy/scary). Could have done without that. 
- The parts where it was said Harper was “not like other girls” *cue vomiting*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Self harm, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Gun violence, and Infidelity

raypaws's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

3.75

thought i wouldn't like it too much at first , but it ended up being really enjoyable! i tend to enjoy fairy tale retellings so i may be biased, but it was a great slowburn and hard to put down :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Cancer and Chronic illness