Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

19 reviews

possiblyamyrie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, and Grief

Moderate: Violence and War

savshanae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

This book is an absolute MASTERPIECE. Hands down one of my favorite standalone books. I tore through it and  nearly started it over again as soon as I finished! 
As the story continued I felt more and more attached to Angrboda and invested in her story, whatever form she took. The way Gornichec weaves together so many myths (and has notes to back it up at the end!) and draws the characters in a new light is nothing short of stunning. The portrayal of motherhood is raw and heartfelt, all while subtly highlighting the strengths (and weaknesses) of women. 
10/10, no notes, just praise for this book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Mental illness, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Alcohol

TW List: FMC dies several times, is burned/tortured, describes pregnancy/childbirth/loss of children, MMC is tortured, and several other instances of body gore.

kmatera1's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.0

I picked up this book because I was a fan of Madeline Miller’s novels, and personally really liked the mythology element. However, it was really hard for me to get into this book in the beginning. It picked up for me partially through part two when the plot started to speed up. I loved the full cast of characters  - particularly the strong females (Boda, Skadi, Hel). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Torture, and Violence

braveprincess11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

I am stunned, I am shattered… this book is absolutely brilliant.

I had only passing knowledge of Norse mythology and the events of Ragnarok - enough to recognize some names, but little enough that the entire story was new to me. 

Genevieve Gornichec has put so much heart and personality and humanity into names of mythology that it’s left me absolutely speechless. I got sucked right into the world of Ironwood & Asgard, and every single moment necessitates it’s being there. There’s nothing extra or distracting; it all adds to the overall tale. It’s brilliant & I can’t wait to see what Gornichec does next

The parallels of Hel & Baldur to Angrboda & Loki at the end absolutely shattered my heart - even the dialogue upon his return was a near perfect mimic. And them telling their children the tales of the gods & the worlds beforehand, where Angrboda could not tell Hel and her brothers about the Jarnvidur, since she couldn’t remember her previous lives… 

I’m shattered. It’s beautiful, brilliant, stunning…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War

redheadorganist'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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

paloma_sanchezh's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.0

A friendly advice-don't waste your money nor bother reading this book. Poorly written, awful, boring characters. How could this book be published without a proper editing?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

ncoletti's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, and War

Moderate: Torture

ibjilln's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

turtlebread's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective relaxing 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

5.0

What an amazing book. I enjoyed every second of this slow stroll through the part-mystical part-cozy world of Norse mythology through the eyes of a less discussed character. Perfect for someone looking for witchy forest vibes, fascinating women, and magical emotional journeys. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Child death

jenna_stremcha's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child death