Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Elektra by Jennifer Saint

89 reviews

emma3674's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

Fairly entertaining but I found this quite boring compared to other books I’ve read recently, it took me about six months to finish compared to a few days to a week for others

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

vnfhcxksiw's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infidelity, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Sexual harassment

amyyp's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I was brought to tears more than once while reading and couldn’t wait to finish the book. Gripping,  interesting and emotional! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Grief and Murder

Minor: Rape

coyotes_tiptoe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

faythfarrar's review

medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Classism

sirenricobooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

lavendermoons's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Blood and Murder

Minor: Emotional abuse and Rape

ohyeah_karyn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

samburkhouse's review against another edition

sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Minor: Abandonment

erinreadsslow's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Rape