Reviews tagging 'Death'

Vores skjulte evner by Caroline O'Donoghue

31 reviews

bookishperseus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

cmkrasman's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Biphobia, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

mandieroz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This book was a good start to spooky season. The characters are well done and the tarot cards really bring the story together. I love the inclusion side of the book and will definitely be reading the second! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Self harm, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship

thequiltyreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-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

2.0

I normally enjoy a YA book but this just felt slow and also a bit immature for the topic that happens at the end which I felt it just skirted over and didn't address properly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Outing

applejuiceinabox's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

started out very strong, but plot got very messy and grating

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

veggiestrawenjoyer13's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Overall, this book was an enjoyable read and I will definitely be reading the second one. The plot twists were unpredictable and I liked the mystery/suspense. The modern media references threw me off a lot, but they were funny. Some of the dialogue was awkward, but teens are going to be awkward so I can get over that. The romance was cute, I like that it wasn’t the main plot but added more emotional depth to the characters. The diversity and inclusion felt authentic, not forced. The witchy vibes were cool and I leaned a lot about Wiccan traditions. The supernatural aspect was also cool, and it all tied together very well. The only major issue I had was the pacing at the end. It felt rushed after the main conflict was resolved. The concepts of everyone’s gifts were really interesting, I just wish it didn’t seem so sudden. I would recommend this book for anyone looking for a casual read who likes modern magical books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Cursing and Death

Minor: Domestic abuse, Racism, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

se_wigget's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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

This was wonderful and hard to put down--though the anti-queer Christofascists pissed me off. They need to be hexed.

44%: Wow--a sea monkeys reference... about an hour after I finished listening to an American Hysteria podcast episode about Sea Monkeys!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Grief

theoriginalbookdragon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Self harm, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content

elliereadsthings's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

“I lean my head on his shoulder and wonder just how much easier life would be if I weren’t in love with Roe O’Callaghan. But, oh god, how boring.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Self harm, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Mental illness, Racism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Outing, and Classism

hales_1243's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail