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The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld

11 reviews

ashleylorelle's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Rape, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Violence

lazydazey's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Police brutality, Violence, Murder, and Pedophilia

madmorgan31's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Child death, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

kodi_rae's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Magical realism meets the prison system makes for a beautiful, haunting, and deeply sad read. Though somehow there’s hope too, maybe?

While it’s not graphic in the traditional sense, take care and make sure to check the content warnings to get a sense of things.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Rape, Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Drug use, Excrement, and Mental illness

Minor: Grief, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, and Suicide

exactlyem's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Rape, and Child abuse

Moderate: Blood, Police brutality, and Self harm

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Drug use, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

bethann_coleates's review

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape

Moderate: Murder, Police brutality, Violence, Child death, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexual assault

britttobegorey94's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, and Mental illness

naps's review

dark emotional informative mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Murder, Rape, Self harm, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

geminireader's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Beautiful prose for such a haunting story. This is not a book to be read lightly. However, if you can make it through, it’s an incredible read. I have no words. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

rynicolereads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.5

Mariah (@layoversandliterature) described this book as being "quiet, tender yet dark, and beautifully written" and I couldn't agree more. The Enchanted is told from the perspective of a death row inmate who mysteriously sees beyond the confines of his underground cell and "the lady" who is a death penalty investigator. Through them, Denfeld tells a haunting story with elements of magical realism that somehow intensifies the grimness. I can honestly say that I've never read anything quite like this and I definitely recommend it to those who like dark, emotional, and atmospheric reads.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Child abuse, Violence, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Suicidal thoughts