Reviews tagging 'War'

The Seas by Samantha Hunt

19 reviews

dragonfruit06's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, and War

mreisen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Islamophobia

Minor: Child death

shay_talksbooks's review against another edition

challenging

3.25

Listened to on audible.

I really struggled to rate this book...it was...weird! Classified as fantasy, it felt more of an exploration of mental health and grief, and I definitely didn't understand everything the author was trying to say!!

That being said, there is something a little special about an author narrating their own book, and I loved that experience.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, and War

nostalgicloaf's review

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? N/A

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Suicide

highladybug's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

Writing this review weeks after I finished the book ---- This book was WEIRD! In a good way. It has been in my thoughts for weeks after finishing it. It's thoughtful, provoking, and even silly at times. It's absurd but no more absurd than real life. The MC reminded me of myself when I was a tween, trying to make sense of the world with my limited life experience while also maintaining that everything somehow revolved around me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gore, and War

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape

foolishfish's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Car accident, and War

Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

larvaeya's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Very very poetic and beautifully written, I cried multiple times 
Really enjoyed this book even tho it smh took me over a month to finish it.

the ending really surprised me like I did NOT see that coming. Therefore I had to finish The last third of the book in one sitting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

astoriareader's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

SYNOPSIS:

• In a desolate, small town, the reader gets to know the narrator. Is the narrator actually a mermaid or out of her mind?
• Unnamed narrator believes she is a mermaid. Her father, who walked into the sea & was never seen again, told her she was a mermaid.
• She falls in love with an older man, Jude, who is a veteran. Jude suffers from PTSD & alcoholism.

MY THOUGHTS

• Wow, this one blew me away.  
• A short (roughly 200 pgs), bleak read.
• Lyrical & poetic writing.
• Themes: unrequited love, coping mechanisms, grief, obsessive love, inability to process trauma, abandonment by a parent.
• Excellent character development. 
• Told in 1st person POV.
• Atmospheric and can easily visualize the setting.
• Loved the author’s incorporation of words & the characters’ interest in language, definitions, and word choice.
• Felt really connected to the narrator. Readers can really feel how isolated and alienated she feels.
• I enjoyed the side characters, especially the grandfather.

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️beautifully written + amazing story. only 200 pgs; super quick read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

aleareads's review

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism and War

joe_dmh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and War

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent