Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

72 reviews

valerian_honeybee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, and Sexism

glund_01's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol

aruthj's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

This book. This book is something else. I quite literally do not have words to explain how much I LOVED this book and the emotions I am feeling after finishing it. I cannot wait to read the next one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Self harm

emilysledge's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

ellaexists's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Mental illness

Moderate: Misogyny, Grief, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, and Confinement

Minor: War, Vomit, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Sexual content, Torture, Animal death, and Child abuse

azsm's review

adventurous sad 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

3.0

I feel like this book could have been shorter. A lot of build up just to cut of on an after credit sense type shi*. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Self harm, and Violence

laurak483's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

This is a fantastic sequel to A Darker Shade of Magic and just gives us more of everything I loved in the first book. The worlds get even richer and more fleshed out, our characters are facing more complex inner struggles that are so unrelatable yet entirely relatable at the same time, and there is action and adventure and just a nice undercurrent of romance lying under it all. The only thing that is keeping it from being a full 5 stars for me is this book, despite being great and immensely enjoyable, felt a lot like set up for the third book. And I remember once the pivotal plot device/events of the book started happening, I noticed there really weren't many pages left and I just found myself thinking the whole time "how is V.E. Schwab POSSIBLY going to have this resolve in any satisfying way with what time she has left?" It's because it wasn't going to resolve, it was set up for the next book. The ending is an ABSOLUTE cliffhanger so I'm very glad I am reading this when the trilogy is already complete and I can get my hands on the next book right away.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm

l3xi3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Self harm, and Alcohol

fixxon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Self harm, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Alcohol, and Confinement

Minor: Kidnapping