Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig

32 reviews

jlchabotte's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Abortion, Blood, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual content, Confinement, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Vomit

dcnireads's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Death, Child death, and Body horror

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Drug abuse

Minor: Ableism

tspice24's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Child death, Blood, and Infidelity

eblankenship23's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, and Murder

randirush's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Murder, Infertility, Death of parent, and Child death

alamayhem_reads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book so so SO MUCH! Dare I say I loved it even more than I loved the first book. This has definitely become one of my fav series of all time and I cannot wait to read the next installment. Craig’s writing is just so captivating and her twists and turns in the story always leave me shocked and gasping aloud as I read. From the very beginning to the end of the book, I was so invested and captivated by the story. Her writing only becomes better and better with each book that she writes. I have now read everything by Craig and will continue to read every single word that she writes going forward. 

I also just loved the character development we got with Verity. It was so cool to see some nods to the first book and to see the little girl that we fell in love with during House of Salt and Sorrows grow up and become the woman she is in her own story. It was so intriguing to see how her past has affected her in the present and her relationships with her sisters as well.

I think the best part was seeing the growth of her relationship with Camille.

Craig does such an amazing job at utilizing every character in the story.

No character is simply there, they all have a purpose and add to the plot by the end! This helped me to always be kept on my toes and not see any of the major twists and turns coming. I was not expecting the final reveal at all!

Everything in this book was amazing. The horror, the suspense, the mystery, the twists, the gothic elements. I loved it so much and cannot rave enough about this series. I rate this book 5/5 stars! 🌟

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit

briely's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Murder, Gore, Blood, and Death of parent

winterhartarts's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Child death, Ableism, Body horror, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Chronic illness, Vomit, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Death of parent, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Bullying, Cursing, Torture, Abandonment, Death, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Acephobia/Arophobia, Sexism, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Infidelity, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

emberbhill's review

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Medical trauma

Minor: Sexual content

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Infertility, Body horror, Confinement, Miscarriage, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Infidelity, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence