Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

107 reviews

lauramcc7's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

tamara_joy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Colonisation

Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I liked reading this book enough, but everything about it was too superficial. I think this book would've been better if longer - the relationship between Beatriz and Andrés never really got a chance to develop. I would've liked to see that one grow over a slow simmer. Same with the relationship between Beatriz and Rodolfo. Rodolfo's past sins were glossed over too quickly, so that I never really felt the impact of his actions. While they were abhorrent, I didn't get a chance to process them. Juana and María Catalina also needed more development. Their rage was assumed, when really, their motives were so shallow that their actions seemed over the top, which then put the whole book at risk of falling apart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this read. Although it was a little predictable the way it was written and the tense atmosphere really came off the page. The detail to the mystery and the supernatural was very well done. It wasn’t a bad ending but I do wish it was more of a happily ever after.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and War

the_bookish_babee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Rape and Death of parent

Minor: War

ixris's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A historical ghost story with plenty of jump scares over a discussion of class divide and colonialism. 

There is a romance, but it's not hot and heavy, much more muted compared to many other novels I've read this year!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Abortion, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

nancydrew023's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

I was not satisfied with this ending and would have appreciated a little more depth for backstories of Juana, Catalina, and maybe even Rudolpho 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Rape, Vomit, and Abortion

juffnstuff's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Abortion, and Death of parent

radtj's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Sexism, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism

a1exander's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Abortion and War