Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin

5 reviews

nixieba25f's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Confinement, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Bullying, Grief, Body horror, Violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, Murder, Animal cruelty, and War

amberinpieces's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Classism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Grief, Murder, and Sexism

Minor: Alcohol, Violence, Torture, Animal death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

vixenreader's review

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

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

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

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

allisonbrooke's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Torture, Violence, Death, and Grief

leedolee's review

adventurous mysterious reflective 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

5.0

A great debut!

This novel was such a great read with an interesting, fast-paced storyline! I absolutely enjoyed reading about this mystical art of tea brewing and the magic it possessed. I love reading books about competitions held in a kingdom's capital and about the political turmoils that occur within a nation. 

I also enjoyed reading about the relationships between all the main and minor characters within this novel and I'm very much looking forward to the sequel! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Blood, Classism, and Death of parent