Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

81 reviews

isaaah's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and War

krisalexcole's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Vomit, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and War

zefancifulreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

What an epic! I spent most of the book saying to myself “what the fuck?!”
The world building was a bit dense at times but I loved the psychological breadcrumbs and the whispers of “is this how it happens?”.
Very fun. This series is a delight. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, and Grief

Minor: Self harm and Suicide

cuteasamuntin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Medical content

lunarkris's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jennabean855's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

HOLY MOLYYY

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Suicide, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Pregnancy

HOLY MOLYYYY

Ianthe when I get you

kelisabeth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

eldane's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-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

Just when I thought the first book was mind-boggling, the second arrived and knocked my teeth out with no warning whatsoever. This is one of those books you have to be patient with as it rips your heart out, even if you don't understand why. Muir does something excellent in writing the most poignant scenes with the most bizarre descriptions and then adding a line of dialogue that is so snappy and crude and brilliant you can't help but laugh. The story is dense and put together like Frankenstein's monster, but you are rewarded with delicious, jaw-dropping answers that will have you frothing at the mouth for the next book (Nona, when I catch you...when I catch you, Nona). I loved how expansive and epic this story was while also being heartbreakingly raw and intimate. Harrow's grief and PTSD is dealt with in a way that is honest and unflinching, and the narrative does not begrudge her for being in mourning. There is something about the way that Muir weaves in all these references and allusions, hauntingly reminiscent of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, that makes me want to scream into a pillow because it's so bloody brilliant. Well done. I am ready to get hurt again.
 

Featuring: 

• Space necromancers
• The most unexpected “Hi, blank. I’m Dad” joke you’ll ever encounter
• Everyone is sad and angry
• “I wish you would die” (affectionate)
• “It was all a dream” except the dream was the complex parallel universe you made in the afterlife to pretend that your trauma didn’t happen
• The all-consuming souls of murdered planet-creatures (???)
• Hell is real and it’s a mouth with too many tongues (literal)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual content and Abandonment

peppypenguin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

I was a bit nervous after the first book's ending, but the author knew exactly what she was doing. This book explores the universe more and gives the reader an understanding of the bigger picture. Action-packed but veeeery slow with the reveals so that when something does come to light it makes a big impact. Most are teased until the final quarter or so of the book, like a mystery novel where in the end you can see if any of your suspicions were right. The characters are fun and have a variety of shades of grey in terms of morality and relatability which keeps things unpredictable and interesting. I can't wait to continue reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Grief, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

soupqueen's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.25

I disagree with some of the structural/editorial/writing choices of the book. Also it takes too long to get to the point. Still entertaining and I still read it and I am going to read the next one, so. Do with that what you will.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Colonisation