Reviews tagging 'Death'

Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison

47 reviews

m_moon's review

dark funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

A fast read regarding growing into adulthood, family vs. the individual, and faith-based struggles. I loved how the author had us in the dark with the MC for most of the book. Added lots of suspense and needed tension. Ate this book up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

snikhtha's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.5

It's fiineeee. I just don't think I connected with this at all. I liked the religious commentary and the main character was alright. That's about it. 

The dialogue read too wooden and unnatural. Maybe it's meant to be like the dialogue in a horror movie? Either way, I just did not like reading it. I also didn't like the quippy remarks of the MC - again, it felt like some Joss Whedon script. 

The other characters also felt one-note, which made it less fun and the ending less impactful. I didn't buy the MC's conflicted emotions over them or the theme of 'not being your parents. Because she kind of really is?? Maybe it's ironic. But it was pretty blatantly spelt out.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

nrogers_1030's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Cannibalism

errie's review against another edition

dark

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

bb_11's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I was routinely shocked at how the author managed to make such an interesting topic so trite and bland. Whenever the chance for an interesting development occured, she always seemed to pick the biggest and most entirely predictable cliche possible.  If this was their intention and they sought to replicate the air of cheesy horror that is an often discussed theme of the book, they still managed to make it as watered down as possible at every chance.  Must read if your favorite books are the ones you can guess the plot twists in by the 1/4 mark.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abandonment and Alcohol

ctara2123's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Eating disorder

_readerfromtheblacklagoon_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

alfarmer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death

Minor: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Cannibalism, and Murder

directorpurry's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship