Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher

16 reviews

palmkd's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted 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

This was a great retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
Bryony is just trying to get home when a storm hits and threatens to freeze her to death. Against her better judgement, and well due to a lack of alternatives, she seeks temporary shelter at a seemingly abandoned castle and well, you know most of the tale, but you likely haven't heard it this way.
Featuring fierce sisters, a love for gardening and a solid retelling, this is not one to miss!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Suicide

The suicide is off page

linguisticali's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

I didn't feel like I really needed another beauty and the beast retelling, but I actually really liked this. I liked that Bryony was pragmatic and got to put her skills to good use. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Blood

directorpurry's review against another edition

funny hopeful mysterious fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Blood and Excrement

Minor: Suicide

knightreads's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

hanz's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Suicide

danajoy's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Body horror, Suicide, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

i_am_selinam's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

sonatica's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

Overall, this was a very charming fairytale retelling and short audiobook to listen to while going about my day! :)

I really liked Bryony as a protagonist and while I think that the character of

Beast

and the buildup of their relationship could've been explored more and the ending felt a tad rushed, I still ended up really liking the storyline. :)

T. Kingfisher's writing style translates beautifully into audiobooks in my opinion and the narrator did a great job in bringing it to life!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Blood

Minor: Body shaming, Death, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

sinoclock's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I like Kingfishers' writing style a lot. I paused a couple times reading this book to make sure it wasn't one of her scary ones because I'm a baby. I liked how the relationship developed and the different direction the story went, but I can't say I care all that much about beauty and the beast retellings and it felt like something was missing here, not sure what. No regrets having read it though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Kidnapping

Moderate: Body horror, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Suicide, Excrement, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

tifftastic87's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

A fun little cozy fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast. I rather liked the pacing and the characters but found it overly descriptive in some areas and lacking in description in others. I think the voice of the narrator through me off a bit at times, might have been better as a physical read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide