Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher

41 reviews

aparker89's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.75

Everyone knows that a hoarder's home is a nightmare in and of itself, but what if that hoard was hiding something even more devilish. When Mouse's grandmother finally passes away and her house needs to be dealt with, she doesn't know what to expect. She also doesn't know that there might just be monsters awaiting her arrival. Between reading her dementia addled grandfather's journal and dealing with a mountainous mess- what could possibly be worse. Well Mouse finds out... but thank goodness for hwr coonhound to keep her grounded through an adventure that can't quite be understood but definitely is a doozy! 

I still can't get over the fairy monsters in pure hillbilly fashion... they will be haunting my dreams for years to come!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

traa's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident

jkpiowa's review against another edition

adventurous 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: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, and Dementia

hathor140's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Me gustó el ambiente que logró generar Kingfisher. Me perturbó en varias ocasiones y a estas alturas eso es todo lo que puedo pedir de un libro de terror. Me gustó que siempre que pensaba que ya había visto todas las cartas, la autora te introducía algo nuevo. Tiene esos momentos de comedia en la peor de las situaciones que me divierten mucho. Te engancha al toque y se lee rápido. 7,75/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Violence

milanaaaah's review

adventurous dark funny 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? It's complicated

4.25

If you like books like annihilation, you the scares are similar but the story is more confined to the characters in a silly and lovable way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

ilaxaria's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Dementia, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

shadowspinner's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Emotional abuse, Racism, and Death of parent

trickphoenix's review

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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

elly29's review

challenging dark tense medium-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? No

4.0

Satisfyingly creepy and well-plotted. It's about a woman who cares for her dog, and wants to help folks when they ask for help. I loved Foxey, and that it was a woman and an older woman who get to have the adventure. And this novel. Is. Out. There.

A but slow at the beginning, and bit fast at the end. Creepy all the way through. Seriously: Cotgrave and everything surrounding his death is sooo twisted.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

ebar1's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death