Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Something is Killing the Children : The angel of Archer's Peak by James Tynion IV

100 reviews

eyedrop's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Violence, and Blood

lefty's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, and Blood

_forestofpages's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

As high quality as The Woods was, this is a fantastic start to what I hope will be an incredible series.

I got a lot of Buffy The Vampire Slayer vibes from this an that is a good thing, but it was also unique in its mystery and lore. 

The only downside for me was the creature design, which I found pretty generic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Homophobia

katieschramp's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

Very solid start to the series and I'm interested to see where it goes. Hoping to get some more info on the characters as it progresses. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Violence, and Blood

parawatch's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Gore

readerette's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

Pretty light on details and not much is revealed about monsters, the monster hunter, the person who might be her handler, or this town where kids are getting murdered and stolen. Some gore, bad adult choices, and plenty of cursing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Gore, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lucas_mannion's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

loved the art style, interesting story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

hagwife's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is one of my all-time favourite graphic novels, probably second only to Black Magick. If you like Wytches or Saga, this is definitely up your alley. Hard to say much more about it without giving anything away!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia

Important to note that the warning for homophobia is based on an interaction with side characters and is not a primary stance of the book, quite the opposite.

crustieloaf's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

4.25

I got the comic brainworm and subbed to comixology because they have a 30 day free trial and I’m cheap. I used to read a lot of superhero comics when I was younger, but now I’m a depressed adult so this was a great series to start with. The art and story are fantastic, and has mastered the horror and suspense of a page turn. If you’re reading this on some sort of device like I am (yay iPad), I highly recommend using cinematic mode. Although part of me is still a comic purist and I was to see the layout of the frames and everything, cinematic mode makes things WAY spookier. Starting volume 2 now :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder

eldritch_horror's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

This installment got me hooked on the start of this series. I find the topic matter heavy, but interesting, and it ties in some “real world” issues into this more fantasy world. Not a lot of exposition or growth yet, it’s just the first book in the installment and it’s doing more world building than development, but I enjoy it regardless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Gore, and Grief