Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin

42 reviews

vixenreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Despite some plot thread being left unresolved, and some overstuffing, this debut is impressive in its concept, sensitive protagonist, and strong female relationships. The tea has been spilled. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Minor: Cursing, Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol

There is a heavy amount of poisoning and a conspiracy theory driving the plot.

mariavdl's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful relaxing sad

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness and Death of parent

Minor: Misogyny, Torture, Vomit, Grief, and Alcohol

ritzyelephant66's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit

nillech's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

More prequel than standalone in a series. Captivating in its world rife with creative magical realism before the midway slump, but quickly rewarding in its final act if you've managed to overcome the lull.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Torture and Vomit

nxpe's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was not at all what I was expecting. I went into this thinking it would be a relatively simple fantasy about tea magic, but it ended up being hella political. And that doesn't make it bad, but it's not by any means, I just wasn't expecting it.

I enjoyed the tea magic a lot more that I thought I would, and it was described in a very lovely way. Definitely craved tea more than I have in a hot minute. 

This was also my first Asian-inspired fantasy, which was pretty interesting! I was nervous about it going into it, but I was really fun! Definitely will be picking up the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty, Torture, and Vomit

febber's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

melis_salome's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Self harm, Torture, Vomit, and War

fictionalsarah's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, and War

simplyammee's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Blood and Vomit

Minor: Murder

jazjoyner91's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, and War