Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Centaur's Wife by Amanda Leduc

4 reviews

serenedancer's review against another edition

4.0

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I thought this was okay but nothing special for the first half and then in the second half it got much more interesting. 

Overall, I found this was an interesting exploration of disability, grief and how people interact with both.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Gun violence, Death of parent

k0n0's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I picked this up thinking it was either going to be a retelling or a trashy monster romance but it surprised me. It was both and neither of those things and something so much more. Post apocalypse, Greek mythology, fairy tale, exploration of grief, and coming to terms with one's true self all wrapped up into one. This is probably one of this best books I've read in 2023. I feel like in a post covid world this book just hits differently than if it had been published only a few years prior. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Terminal illness, Medical content

Minor: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury

adasterism's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder

Be really, really careful reading this book if you are suicidal or have mental health challenges. As a suicidal person, I found it deeply disturbing and graphically hopeless, and found the descriptions of infanticide and death disturbing.