Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Belladonna by Adalyn Grace

166 reviews

chrisljm's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

honestly signa was dumb as fuck 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Vomit, Child death, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Blood

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Classism, Sexual content, Body shaming, and Alcoholism

Minor: Pregnancy and Infertility

12345username's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Terminal illness and Vomit

grace_b_3's review

I think I am just not in a YA mood, as this is yet another YA book I'm DNFing. The writing is a little overwrought, and I wasn't the biggest fan of the romance I saw coming, but there was nothing about this that was egregiously bad. If I were in a different mood, perhaps I would have finished it, but right now, I just don't see the point in reading something I won't love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent

cealotte's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I LOVED Adalyn Grace's previous YA duology, so I was really excited for this one. Overall, I enjoyed the writing and the mystery. But.

I found it super weird that Death had known her since she was a baby and been following her since then. Given that, I was hoping he'd just be a creepy mentor. Not the love interest. 

Also, I was very disappointed that Signa didn't tell anyone the truth about Percy at the end. It felt cruel that everyone was going to keep hoping he'd come back—that they'd potentially spend the rest of their lives looking for him.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Vomit and Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Gore

theresamothinmyroom's review

dark mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Alcoholism, Grief, Medical trauma, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, and Gore

_marycappiello3's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Alcoholism, Death, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

marleyellise's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

hereiskyra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? N/A

4.75

 Oh man, I loved this in all of the most unexpected ways! This was like the perfect mix of gothic, fantasy, thriller and romance. 

It was a little slow in the beginning but once it picked up towards the halfway point, I was excited to see where it was going to go. And honestly, most of the lead up was necessary for context and story building - in hindsight. 

I gotta say, a book that can make me root for death incarnate (literally) is doing something amazing. I just kept thinking “am I actually having feelings for… Death?” 😏

The overall “twist” about his overall form was also done in a really satisfying way. 

And I didn’t expect the murder-mystery element in this book either, which I thoroughly enjoyed. 

The vibes absolutely “touch her and die” (literally, because he IS death) and I loved it. 

And the “little bird” nickname made me absolutely swoooooon… 🫠

Tropes:

Enemies to Lovers Vibes

Touch Her and Die

Spice: 🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual content

chilivanilli28's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

hazel_oat's review

dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Body horror, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Alcohol, Misogyny, Vomit, Alcoholism, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail