Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Among the Beasts & Briars by Ashley Poston

9 reviews

penguinuser's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

This is a fun, lovely read. I found the ending incredibly weak. It didn't like, ruin my day or anything (we've all had those endings), but I felt like it came quickly, changed direction, and left some loose ends. Even if questions are left unanswered, I would prefer a story still carve out a section where lingering questions are explicitly given space to clarify why/how they are still a mystery. I guess maybe that would have helped?

Anyways, read it for the journey, not the sum. It's a very enjoyable read throughout

If you love the idea of a dark but wholesome fairy tale, this one is for you. I also find it stunning how things like gore are used to tell the darkness of the story without feeling like they are there to carry the story or add shock or be edgy. I rarely see that. There is some gore that is in it but it just felt like a natural part of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Child death and Gore

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, and Classism

mandathebiblio's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death

book_siren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

thoughtsontomes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I ended up really enjoying this since it had so many things that I love in books. This is a creepy sentient forest with body horror elements and a main character that has nature magic, so that's always going to be a hit for me. Her best friend is a fox, and I love foxes. There are elements that I kind of predicted but then the author went about them in a way that was really cool. I also appreciate how she makes the world inclusive and not homophobic. Although the main couple is straight, there are lots of casual mentions of gay side characters and there is not opposition in world to that. I enjoyed both POVs in this story, and my only complaint is that it wrapped up a bit quickly and easily when there should have been more consequences for some of the things that happened. There are also some scenes that happen after the end of the book as extras that imply more stories could happen in this world following different characters, and I'd love to see those!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

studiomikarts's review against another edition

I just can't continue reading. The book is in desperate need of a good copy editor and a decent developmental editor. The silly typos and repetitive wording are amateurish (most recent example, on page 78, a knot forms in the protagonist's throat and a couple lines later, she feels anxiety "like a knot in my throat" as if the first knot didn't exist? or it disappeared immediately? or there's a double knot?) and the protagonist's unbelievable obliviousness is unendearing (

in a world where magic is the norm, and in a forest where supposedly no human lives, she doesn't put two and two together when her fox suddenly disappears and a naked man stands before her with the same colored eyes and hair as that fox?

). I'm going to move on; life is too short to read bad books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

Moderate: Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

iamkallia's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

brookey8888's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this. I didn’t guess a plot twist in the first like three pages of the book but that didn’t bother me. I just really liked our characters. I thought they were funny and I really like the chemistry I’m a fucker for romance. I felt the story was interesting and kept me engaged. It kind of reminded me of the bone houses but better. I also love the diversity for sexuality’s in this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

mommarex1221's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

ashleycmms's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm