Reviews tagging 'Death'

Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh

23 reviews

hfrancesh's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death and Drug use

thealmightykatt's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcohol

bj66rk's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

"you're the devil, he tells me, quite amicably.

i love you, i tell him in return."

— GODDD I LOVED THIS SO MUCH!!!! this book is insane. ohhh this reminds me sososo much of the film the piano teacher, how being starved from love and intimacy can bring you to acting in depraved ways like a famished animal. how the main character allows herself to be taken advantage of simply because she wants someone to take notice of her and desire her. its gut wrenching and the language of this book describes those thoughts PERFECTLY!! i couldnt put this down and i wouldve finished it in one sitting if i could

definitely on the stranger and darker side, i wouldnt recommend this to everyone but if you enjoy media like the piano teacher you will eat this up (lol)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

hannavaistila's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Read as a buddy read!  Sooo weird and unpredictable, I didn’t fully understand what was going on at times. I had a little trouble feeling fully engaged at some points because it can drag a little and I felt myself losing focus/forgetting what I had read some chapters.

Beautifully written and I marked sooo many passages! I loved the complex, flawed characters and unreliable narrator aspect. This was a Character driven novel that explores vulnerability of people, array of human emotions (such as envy, obsession, and desire), and that we all just want to be loved/seen!

The book could get very dark/violent especially towards the end so do check content warnings. I can’t believe this is loosely based on an actual historical event 👀

I felt like I wanted more, everything comes to a head so quickly and then it’s over. Didn’t love this as much as The Water Cure, but much better than Blue Ticket! A phrase that comes to mind to describe this novel simply is: “be gay, do crime”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Confinement and Infertility

kaydot's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

So dark, so sexy, so unhinged 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

laurahartfield's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

pbraue13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Toxic friendship

serena_hien's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, and Murder

evavaale's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Self harm, and Sexual content