Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

49 reviews

emdowd's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Racism, Sexism, and Forced institutionalization

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

Beautiful story, lyrical writing, and a compelling connection to history. I am always thankful to see representation in all genres.

The pacing did feel abrupt or insta-love-esque at times, but that is just due to my personal reading preferences

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Abandonment

crustbuckette's review against another edition

The book was very depressing and dealt with subjects I found difficult to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

hannahri0's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

hopeadinfinitum's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

A difficult book that tears at your heart even as you can’t put it down. This book made me Feel Things with capital letters, angry and sad and hopeful and thoroughly gutted like a fish. There’s a lot of content warnings to take into account and they shouldn’t be taken lightly, but this book is so worth a read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

klsreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I picked this up on a whim to read alongside Caliban and the Witch, and I ended up loving it. The writing is an absolute feast - I felt I could touch the world and characters. +100 for a gorgeous exploration of Sapphic desire and love. 

This book is sad but the subjects are treated with immense tenderness. Will definitely be reading more of Kiran Millwood Hargrave.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death and Colonisation

eleanora's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

excellent_taste's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

An extremely heart breaking and beautifully written piece of historical fiction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Rape, Torture, and Death of parent

karmachamillionaire's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol

maregred's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity and Sexual content