Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

A Biblioteca dos Livros Mágicos by Emma Törzs

6 reviews

ehoustonmyatt's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Does the dog or cat die?

nope, they’re fine!

natroze'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body horror

logicsmessystudy's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Racism, Excrement, Car accident, and Pregnancy

cozy_tea_reader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, Gore, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Classism

ewalkergrace's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Gaslighting

_bookbug's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

It took me a few chapters to get into the story but after that I enjoyed it so much!! But I have to agree with another review here: Collins and Nicholas should've been endgame ://

I didn't see any chemistry between Joanna and Collins except "oh I think they are attractive (also him being the first man I ever spoke to in my life besides my father), now I'm in love"

Cw: This book tiptoes the line of blood libel, especially with some of the protagonists being Jewish. That made me really sceptical at first! I think in the end it didn't fully cross the line but other opinions may differ. (Also, I'm not sure but I think the author is Jewish herself?) I'm certainly no expert in this and will still see this from a critical point of view!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Antisemitism