Reviews tagging 'Death'

Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen

70 reviews

crystalisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

kstacy91's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Homophobia

definestrange's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

raptorq's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Sexual content, and Death of parent

xeniba's review

challenging emotional mysterious sad 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? No

3.5

It was a super quick read for me. I figured out the murderer super early on in the book (chapter 3, maybe?), but the mystery seemed to take a backseat to the “slice of life of a white, gay, former cop in the 50s” part of the book. I found parts of it to be quite dark in a way that didn’t fit with the overall tone of the book. I’d love to get to know Pat and Elsie better. Will probably read more in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

katiedid4's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Murder

oxfordcommas91's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

So while this book isn’t what I’d call a historical queer “Knives Out,” it is many other wonderful things. Yes, the plot of this book theoretically focuses on the murder of a family matriarch and our protagonist who is a recently fired queer SFPD cop who is hired to investigate that murder, but it becomes so much more. This book is ultimately about coming to terms with who you truly are, family dynamics, and the complexity of love. 
I really loved the storyline and the characters were very well developed with a nice level of depth. I really connected more to the characters than I expected to and there were simultaneously beautiful and heartbreaking moments that surprised me.
I really enjoyed this one and learned that there are more books featuring the main character that I will definitely be picking up very soon!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, and Confinement

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Homophobia, Violence, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Murder

Minor: Sexism

theromanticace's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Police brutality, and Lesbophobia

adearen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Classism