Reviews tagging 'Death'

Beyond the Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald

16 reviews

edelyra's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship

karapillar's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Vomit, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

megselyane's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Medical content and Alcohol

yaelaed's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Cannibalism

vvillaneve's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely chilling

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder

btorsi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

dnf in 2020. finally recommitted and finished in january 2022. wow the most unlikable protagonist since holden caulfield. i know she was meant to be that way but it still made it terribly hard to root for her or want to keep reading about her. ale deserved better. but the world building and plot was actually v interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Bullying and Death of parent

deideo's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

samusc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

This fast paced debut was super unique and I loved it. It's been awhile since I've seen such an intense corruption arc. The best way I could think to summarize this experience is when you're playing DnD and a character immediately resorts to violence instead of talking things through, and things only get worse from there. Reading this made me feel sad, disgusted, and needing to know what would happen next. I loved the romance element because

it makes sense that Emanuela would fall for someone so like herself. It was previously established that one of her former rivalries involved some feelings. Verene is motivated by the same things Emanuela is, is incredibly ambitious, and has suffered trauma under similar hands

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I'm very excited for the sequel and hope to see Ale make a name for himself. He truly deserves better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Death of parent

vivelarevolution's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

This was way darker than I expected, and I honestly loved it. Emanuela is very unlikeable, hateable even, and that is the best thing about the book. If you want to read about a girl going absolutely batshit, this book is for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

kelseydaffodil's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, and Kidnapping