Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Ward by Wildbow, J.C. McCrae

3 reviews

beansandrice's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

A very different beast from Worm, but is a strong and fresh take on the parahumans setting. 

If you liked Worm, I suggest giving it a try. Know there's a chance that what you liked in Worm won't be in Ward.  In that case, stop whenever the story loses your interest.

Before reading it, I thought there wasn't anything more Wildbow could do for parahumans. After all, Worm was So Worm. But Ward proved me wrong, and I'm happy it did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Transphobia

pizza_monarchy's review

adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This follows a different main character from the first "Book", and is just as excellently written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Torture, Transphobia, and Dysphoria

perditorian's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, and Self harm