Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

65 reviews

jillaay_h's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gore, Murder, Misogyny, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, and Religious bigotry

remuslibrary's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Blood, Grief, and Misogyny

augustinedreams's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Religious bigotry, Blood, and Violence

technicolorlady's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

wowbrooke's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Atmospheric, dark fantasy, witchy folk horror written in a beautifully compelling way. I will definitely reread this come every fall.

I listened to the audio and wow 10/10 voice actor. I think that’s partially why I loved the book so much. There’s a part where the main character sings a folk song and she sings the entire song BEAUTIFULLY. I’ve also heard the book has incredible illustrations so I will be ordering that to reread it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Violence, Gore, and Animal death

alicemorrison1029's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Death

Minor: Confinement and Slavery

kelleykamanda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-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

4.5

This book is as if Carrie, The Crucible, and The Vvitch had a baby. A bit slow at times but damn… what an ending. Loved!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Death of parent, Stalking, Death, Blood, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, and Gore

Minor: Racism

heather_harrison's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Set in 1666 - Abitha is struggling to survive living with her husband in a Puritan settlement in Connecticut. It follows the horrific experiences and decisions she must make.

Creepy and atmospheric, this is a bizarre cross of historical fiction and horror.

The dual narratives didn't always compliment each other, and I found the narrative following Samson to be a bit slow and lacking. The pacing was probably my least favourite part of this, until the last 20% of the story.

 “If it is a witch they want,” she hissed, “then a witch they shall have.” 

I was so glad to get to the creeping witch hysteria, and the absolute chaos that followed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty

cvab's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death and Torture

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

chronically_unhappy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Religious bigotry