Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

50 reviews

prideandparchment's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Torture and Violence

moriahleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

gollibee's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

lillyrose97's review against another edition

emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

corine's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

4.25

- Very atmospheric; interesting setting, beautiful writing
- Lots of good characters although Maren fell a bit flat for me
- Bit slow at the start, bit fast at the end 
- For fans of Portrait of a lady on fire 
- Content warnings All. Around.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol

becca9849's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage

noodletheriddle's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Torture

decie's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.0

this could have been so good but

as soon as they arrested the friend it went downhill SO FAST. devastating. and I know it's historically accurate for it to be devastating, but tbh i want all books to give all queer people happy endings.

...definitely check the trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death and Miscarriage

hanz's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol

sarahfr1end's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infertility, Vomit, and Pregnancy