Reviews tagging 'Grief'

All the Dead Lie Down by Kyrie McCauley

16 reviews

jules_reads_books's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Animal death, Mental illness, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Body horror

Minor: Vomit

thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Stalking, Grief, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Medical content, Car accident, Body horror, Grief, Toxic relationship, Child death, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Alcohol, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Death, Gore, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Vomit

allisonsmith120's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Animal death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Stalking and Vomit

city_girl_writer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

This was a creepy, haunting gothic horror story. The gory descriptions of animal deaths made me squirmy. The sapphic romance was...fine? I don't think the writing was lyrical or romantic to make me deeply invested in their love story, but it was nice to see them care for each other.

I had no idea necromancy was involved in the story!

Grief and death were major themes here, and I think it was handled well. Everyone had their own ways to handle their grief.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Stalking

Minor: Emotional abuse and Child death

concon95's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

I've been in a reading rut and this sparked my joy again. I absolutely love the haunting feeling every chapter brings. It feels like a lovely mix of Netflix show "haunting of bly manor" and Erin A Craig's book "House of salt and sorrow" but with its own twists and turns. Perfect book to get into the spooky vibes!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

bookish_paws's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Death, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Violence and Stalking

sk_x's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Vomit, Murder, Violence, and Stalking

mshiiken's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

In a word, this book was amazing! I'm a bit ashamed it took me so long to read it, but I'm grateful that NetGalley provided a copy in exchange for an honest review. This hit all the right notes for gothic romance and horror without being overbearing. I found that I couldn't stop reading it once I started and I was rewarded with twists and turns and a thoroughly satisfying ending. I can't wait to recommend this to my library kids looking for a book that feels like Crimson Peak.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Stalking, Gore, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit and Child death

irenemarie's review

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, and Body horror

Moderate: Grief