Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Monstress - Despertar by Marjorie Liu

18 reviews

kelpiebooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Torture and Blood

Minor: Sexual assault

breezer's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

Cool steampunk art, powerful female characters, a little confusing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

raccoonsinatrenchcoat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Absolutely beautiful art and really intriguing story. I love the women-focused narrative (most drawn characters present as women) and I am really interested in the magic/lore systems. Well presented, thought out, and written. Can't wait to pick up the other compendiums. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, and Murder

ceilidhwilliams's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

totallyshelfaware's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Cannibalism

inferiorwit's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Minor: Sexual violence and Death of parent

f18's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Suicide, Torture, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Genocide, Rape, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

minor (non-explicit) nudity of minors, hanging/lynching, child slavery

fungivibes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Torture