Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

All the Dead Lie Down by Kyrie McCauley

25 reviews

allisonsmith120's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit and Stalking

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, Death, and Grief

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

Minor: Child death and Emotional abuse

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, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

Minor: Violence and Stalking

lizgriffinwords's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Thank you NetGalley and Harper Audio for the advanced copy (even though the AI-generated voice is a horror novel unto itself.)

A chilling and suspenseful sapphic horror. Toes the line of having too many "ingredients" but draws most of them together for a satisfactory ending.

TW: parent death, PTSD, flashbacks to train crash (mildly graphic), gore & body horror

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Death of parent

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

Minor: Child death and Vomit

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, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief

marlellow'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

_teoeo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

The first half of this book...meh. really slow and you couldn't quite see where the story was heading. But the second half?? Yes!! Loved the atmosphere and how thrilling it got!

Massiv tw for animal death btw :')

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent

caidyn's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

This was an enjoyable book. The right amount of creepy, especially the last part.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death of parent