Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Ormeshadow by Priya Sharma

8 reviews

tamara_joy's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Blood

cj13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

annaavian's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.0

A dark and gloomy novella that failed to deliver. 
I was expecting a fantasy with dragons, but instead got a mundane story focused on toxic masculinity and power struggles over women with little to no fantastical elements. The story felt a bit bleak with a rushed portrayal of a boy's life after losing his father, surrounded by a cold-hearted, distant mother and cruel relatives. The writing style is sparse, and the characters are unlikable at best. And after all that build-up, the ending left me disappointed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

biblioghoul's review against another edition

adventurous sad medium-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: Death, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

anu_wil's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity

mariebrunelm's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-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

4.75

This book is a link between Thomas Hardy and fantasy. You may read it like a folk tale with a twist, or like fantasy with firm roots in history. Most of it is the story of Gideon, a boy dreaming of a legend that is bound to remain a legend. When his father tells him about his forefather Gideon, the one who befriended a dragon, the seed of legend sends a shoot through the soil and up in the air. But it may still remain a fantasy. Part of the decision belongs to the reader, and I do love when a story makes room for those who read it.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infidelity, Blood, and Death of parent

aardwyrm's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

A great deal of atmosphere and skillfully executed tone, not as much actual story or character to back up the mood as one might wish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Self harm and Sexual content

sherbertwells's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

A boy comes of age on a hostile farm rumored to be a dragon’s resting place. What could have been a tender, devastating fairy tale is undermined by the dullest prose I’ve ever read.

“Sleep and death are not the same” (151)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Alcohol