Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher

6 reviews

otterforce's review

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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? No

4.5

Fantastic little story full of equal parts darkness and wonder. While T. Kingfisher is Ursula’s adult pen name, this would easily pass as YA in my opinion. It’s a bit dark and bleak and there’s definitely some horror-esque moments, but it never went too far. Loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent

organizedxchaos's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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? No

5.0

I really liked this book. It almost felt like I was reading a dark version of Wizard of Oz and I enjoyed that vibe. I loved the fact that besides the FMC herself the other characters were really diverse and interesting in there own rights. The world building that had me curious about what it would be like if the story took different paths and I always love when a book tickles my brain in that way. Overall a phenomenal book and one I’ll be recommending to anyone who loves magic and mystery!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Animal death

maryellen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, and Death

a_ab's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

2.5

This book was OK. It had some of Kingfisher's usual charm, but not enough to counteract all of the depressing dreariness of the situation. And since we have to suffer through this situation along with the heroine for about 95% of the book, I almost ended up DNFing the whole thing, even after going into it fully aware of the heavy topics this book would explore. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Torture

huntress's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Suicidal thoughts

my_forest_library's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, and Gore