Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Familiars by Stacey Halls

5 reviews

itsbumley's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

rangerwing75's review against another edition

2.5

The plot wasn’t for me. The only thing I really liked was Alice and Fleetwood’s friendship. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Torture, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

kibiiiariii's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

chloemakesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.0

A good story. Could have used a little haircut, and a deeply flawed main character that I don't think I liked... And a heaping dose of classism. I wanted a little more historic in my fiction, I think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

raemow's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship