Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches by Kate Scelsa

11 reviews

portalpylon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Drug use

Minor: Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.0

The author combines chapters from Eleanor's present, past, and explanatory tarot book to tell the story of a teen who lost her confidence in love and life and show how she gets it back. The switches between past and present were a little confusing on the audio, but otherwise I liked this book. The characters are fun and the story engaging throughout. Content warnings for toxic relationship, bi erasure, and chronically ill parent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Biphobia, Alcohol, Grief, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Stalking

Minor: Vomit

Bi erasure

kylieqrada's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

3.0

Okkkkk I really liked some things about this book - the major arcana interpretations at the beginning of each chapter, the Salem, Mass. setting, the queerness. But this is a contemporary story instead of fantasy, and it is capital D-A-R-K dark. I'm not sure how comfy I am with the way things are handled in here. 3 stars feels right to me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Lesbophobia, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Bullying

marigold82's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.75

This is a younger YA. I saw the cover on a display in my library and picked it up with no hesitation.  Witches and queerness ahh yes please. It didn't disappoint. Adorable, warm and fuzzy but with real life strife. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Stalking and Bullying

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

beavivi's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Homophobia, and Cursing

Minor: Gaslighting, Bullying, and Abandonment

dre112358's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Sexual assault

powellki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This book offers a strong perspective of how our negative thinking can warp our reality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Medical content, Cursing, Violence, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Biphobia, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Alcoholism, Blood, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

bunnyfae's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

3.25

The MC sort of made this book a little hard to get through. The whole angsty, pessimistic teen thing is kinda overdone, but I get why it's like that. I just wish it wasn't soooo emphasized. I loved the major arcane being utilized for story telling and story progression and I liked the slow introduction of Eleanors background/trauma. Her self medicating struck me as odd and I just felt like the story overall wasn't explored as much as it could have been. Overall, it was an easy read with a positive ending (which honestly was refreshing for me after recent books I've finished).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Drug abuse

kpeps's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Injury/Injury detail

anwade88's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

I loved this book. I basically want to read it again from the start.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Lesbophobia