Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

24 reviews

chloewakham's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

The most jaw-dropping epilogue I’ve ever read - I need book #2 right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual content, Blood, and Racism

kbowles24's review

adventurous mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Abandonment, Colonisation, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Racism, War, Murder, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Violence

leopardsheetcake's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Violence, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Infidelity

Minor: Animal death, Misogyny, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Vomit

jwilkey's review

adventurous mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Grief

theatomicblonde22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Colonisation, Abandonment, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Alcoholism

aestass's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

For fans of Amelia Peabodys books, this is a mystery/fantasy/romance that takes place in the mid 19th century. It discusses women’s freedoms, Egyptian antiquity dealings, and of course, Cleopatra.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Kidnapping, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Animal death, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Alcoholism, Racism, and Alcohol

This is part one of a series or duology.

stormeno's review

adventurous fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Violence, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Torture, Cursing, and Kidnapping

misswoodhouse24's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Colonisation, Grief, Murder, Death, Cursing, and Violence

wanderingwithstacy's review

Its YA and I dont care about the magic.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Cursing

bookie_515's review

adventurous emotional funny informative mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Had a lot of plot twists, kept me on my toes while reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Cursing, Grief, and Misogyny

Moderate: Abandonment