Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Nocticadia by Keri Lake

6 reviews

briarsinthereads's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

hereiskyra's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? N/A

4.5

This had all the best taboo elements… age gap, student/teacher and a morally grey MMC with the added bonus of spooky, gory, dark thrillery vibes. 

It didn’t take long to really get sucked into this world. I feel like the concept pretty unique. This book is full of mysterious situations that keep unraveling as the story goes on, some of which have twists I definitely didn’t see coming. 

The romance element definitely felt like more of a slow burn but it was so worth the wait. These two were well matched in a lot of ways but their intellect and passion for solving the same problem really makes them perfect for one another. 

I really enjoyed this one! 

Tropes:

Professor/Student

Age Gap

Morally Grey MMC

Slow Burn

Dark Academia

Spice: 🌶️🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

lauraschuhmann's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

would be a 5⭐️ read if it wasn’t for the beginning which was really hard to get into as it was describing a lot of different things with an unreliable mc to deal with. additionally, sometimes some things were too descriptive which I understand adds to the charm and aesthetics of the book but sometimes you just wanted the plot because with these two you couldn’t get enough. totally loved this dark academia book, also if you liked this one, read gothikana!! 🖤 also i need an extended epilogue WTF please😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

snowmitts's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use, Gore, Suicide, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

selestre's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Colonisation

mae_dexter_author's review

dark informative mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Colonisation