Reviews tagging 'Death'

Unfamiliar, Volume 2 by Haley Newsome

8 reviews

ceruleanshelves's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.25

excuse me, i need more 😭

the murder mystery plot continues, though i felt like it was a bit overshadowed by babs and sun (they were cute tho)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Child death and Chronic illness

lbelow's review against another edition

lighthearted

4.25

Very cute. This one started off on a better note (pacing wise) than the last one. However, despite wrapping up loose threads, the end of this feels somewhat unfinished. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Terminal illness

growintogardens's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Stalking and Murder

scmiller's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Dysphoria

Minor: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Emotional abuse

mfrisk's review

hopeful mysterious reflective 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

This was a great sequel in this series where we got to know our characters better and we got closure on the mysteries from our first book. I think the main character who still hasn’t had much additional background given is Pinyon as the first book focused more on Planchette and this one on Babs and Sun. I wish it was a bit longer to flesh out some of the ideas here more but otherwise I liked it and look forward to future books. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder

tatyana_'s review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

Thank you to Netgalley, Andrews McMeel Publishing, and Haley Newsome for an advanced copy of this book! All opinions are my own. Available as of October 17, 2023. 

In Unfamiliar 2, we spend time with Planchette's friends, Sun and Babs, whom she met in Volume One. They face curses, an annoying Faerie King, family issues, and new feelings. In the background, Planchette works with Pinyon to help another ghost find peace. 

The story was very fast-paced in this installment. We were given a lot of information that wasn’t expanded upon. Instead, it seemed to be setting up for future events. This as well as the jumping between storylines made it feel like there was too much being juggled at once. The drawing style and color palette were certainly highlights of this book. We also got to learn more about their world and other characters, which was fun. Seeing the characters grow over the span of the two books has made for an interesting read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Kidnapping

devynreadsnovels's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder