Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

4 reviews

vigil's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Abandonment, War, Death, Body horror, Animal death, Child abuse, Murder, Blood, Death of parent, Cursing, Confinement, and Alcohol

bittennailbooks's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

 This is a love story to its blade-dented bone 

This book changed my DNA. A frustrating, devastating, and blood soaked love story dedicated to fantasy lovers everywhere. 

Two warriors are tasked with the impossible as they haul a dying mother god through the corrupt lands of her tyrannical children in hopes of stopping their reign once and for all. It holds no punches as it drags you hog tied through each gory act written like a play and told through the ever changing proverbial "I". As gory as the "Poppy Wars" and lyrical as "The Starless Sea", this is your next read for fantasy lovers everywhere. I repeat, read this book now!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Body horror, Death of parent, Excrement, Blood, Genocide, Grief, Ableism, Murder, Confinement, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Homophobia

poetry_shaman's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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: Cannibalism, Gore, Emotional abuse, Murder, Violence, Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content, Trafficking, and Sexual assault

caseythereader's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Murder, Vomit, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal death, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Suicide