Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Hex Life: Wicked New Tales of Witchery by Christopher Golden, Kelley Armstrong, Rachel Autumn Deering, Rachel Caine, Theodora Goss, Sherrilyn Kenyon

3 reviews

caidyn's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

An average collection. I had to skip three of the stories since they were part of series I've never read and have no interest in. My favorite story was Bless Your Heart. The Night Nurse and Widow's Walk were also two that stood out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Bullying, and Homophobia

blacksphinx's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

Having an anthology be a mix of mild fantasy and horror is certainly a choice, and not one I enjoyed. In the end I only really liked three of the stories: The Deer Wife by Jennifer McMahon, Bless Your Heart by Hillary Monaham, and How to Become a Witch-Queen by Theodora Goss (no surprise there, her inclusion is why I picked up this book). There's two authors whose stories I hated so much I have taken note of their books and will never read them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Child abuse, Bullying, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Body horror, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Violence, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Body shaming, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Sexual assault, and Incest

Also contains ableist and homophobic slurs

leahlovesloslibros's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

While I didn't love every story in this collection, I did really enjoy the majority of them. Since this was a collection of witchy short stories, it didn't bother me that I didn't completely love them all. I really liked hearing stories from different cultural POV; I would absolutely read another book like this (and I plan to!).  Overall, I would recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Slavery, and Violence