Reviews tagging 'Murder'

El Bosque de las Mil Linternas by Julie C. Dao

19 reviews

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Sexism, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Incest, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, and War

sundayfever's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Dark fantasy, I didn't love the antihero plot. But the world building was good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Blood and Cannibalism

dexkit10's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism

xx_coco's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy

lindadreams's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

aruktai's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

A well written, albeit sometimes drawn out, story about an anti-heroine's rise to power. It was interesting to read from a different point of view and the descent/acceptance into the darkness within.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Blood and Cannibalism

Minor: Toxic relationship

belovedsnail's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

I really liked this book and really was rooting for Xifeng, even though I know how the story goes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Murder

magnusreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Xifeng’s descent into madness/evil

 is almost there. The back and forth between love and respect and abuse that Xifeng feels is often visceral. I really enjoyed the plot and didn’t catch of the turns coming at me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Cannibalism, and Murder

thegabecole's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Fatphobia and Pregnancy

r1vana's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

This book was mindblowing. 
I knew that when I picked up this book, the FMC was a hero meant to be a villain. But never have I expected to hate such character. Some people may call her an “antihero”, but I beg to defi. 
She is someone who has light and dark within her, but as the story goes, darkness is the one who seeks at the end. She will do anything to become the Empress even pulling the former empress down and also leaving a man who loves her dearly.
I am flabbergasted and upset. I have to read the second book asap. I honestly wished the downfall for the FMC, for the first time in my life. I don’t think the author is gonna do that tough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Pregnancy

Gruesome murder description; magic sorcery