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didipooka's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
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
5.0
So beautiful. I don't want to give anything away - the writing is poetic, drawing you onto the streets of Barcelona and you can't help but be enamoured by Oscar and Marina. The story explores love, family, friendship, loss, and all the ways in which we process grief. Read it!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent
risemini's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
isadorareads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
An early Zafron - this book is a YA about Oscar his relationship with Marina and her father Germán.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Terminal illness and Violence
involves young deathwiktoria88's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Physical abuse, Self harm, and Terminal illness
bookswithjk's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
As a tale about life and death, about the drive to stop and reverse the inevitable decay of our own bodies, Marina is a tense imaginative mystery with elements of Frankenstein woven into it, although the “scientist” did not create the monster but instead became his own monstrous creation. One brief particular scene at the end brought to mind Nina from Full Metal Alchemist.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, and Medical trauma