A Novel Curiosity | january and february wrap up @anovelcuriosity | Uploaded March 2021 | Updated October 2024, 14 hours ago.
I hope you enjoy!
A R C S - I received the following books in return for an honest review. Thank you to Netgalley (*) and the publishers.
*The Echo Wife, Sarah Gailey - released 16 February
*Mrs Death Misses Death, Salena Godden - released 28th January
A Dowry of Blood, S. T. Gibson - released 31st January
M E N T I O N E D
Polarthon Reading Vlog - youtu.be/Gkub9XKxDx0
Romance Newbie reads Romance Vlog - youtu.be/2dKQMwqiYgY
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C O N T E N T W A R N I N G S
The Mad Ship, Robin Hobb: slavery, injury, death, detailed depiction of surgery and amputation, slavery, drug use, piracy, violence, claustrophobia, rape, trauma, mental health, massacre, animal death, earthquakes, being trapped underground
Ship of Destiny, Robin Hobb: mention of captivity, earthquake, being trapped underground, war, murder, dead bodies, mention of hanging, slavery, acid and poisoning, rape and sexual assault, hunting, burning, betrayal, mental health, ableism, drug use, drugging, suicidal ideation and suicide, vomiting, gaslighting, stabbing
Rise of the Jumbies, Tracey Baptiste: earthquake, mention of slavery, snakes, drowning, sharks, squids, forest fire
The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Emily M. Danforth: loss of parents, homophobia, self-loathing and internalised homophobia, Christianity and discussions about God, use of d and f slurs, cheating, conversion therapy, use of g*psy slur, outing of a gay person, use of ableist language (such as cripple), mention of molestation, self-harm, cancer, consensual sexual content, swearing
The Echo Wife, Sarah Gailey: divorce, infidelity, abortion, vomiting, strangulation, blood, murder, stabbing, death of a loved one, abusive parent, domestic abuse, betrayal, insomnia, breaking of bones and injury, medical procedures, dead bodies, hanging
Mrs Death Misses Death, Salena Godden: death in many forms (including: dead bodies, funerals, burning, stabbing, death row, massacre, hanging, racially-driven attacks, death of a parent, death of a loved one, death of a child, suicide, animal attack, drowning, terminal illness, religious massacre, animal death, natural disasters, terrorism, car crash, heart attack), tooth loss, grief, house/building fire, depression, anxiety and panic attacks, drug use, alcoholism, smoking, pedophilia, slavery, sexual assault/rape, domestic abuse, torture, swearing, cannibalism, climate change, war, hospitals, poverty
A Dowry of Blood, S. T. Gibson: blood and gore, intimate partner abuse (emotional, verbal, physical), gaslighting, war, famine, plague, massacre, murder, violence, death of a loved one/family member, depression and mania, sadomasochism, self harm, body horror, consensual sex, alcohol use, mention of rape, mention of burning, mention of animal death, mention of drowning, mention of drug use
Elatsoe, Darcie Little Badger: mention of animal death (not on page, but main character has a ghost dog), mention of fishing, ticks, car accident, death of a loved one, grief, drowning, blood, bugs, racial microaggressions, bats, mention of colonialism, massacre and taking of Native American lands, gun violence, armed robbery, burning, racism, micro aggressions, drowning, mention of massacre and genocide, animal attack, gun violence, broken neck, blood and gore, dead bodies
The House with Chicken Legs, Sophie Anderson: death of parents, death of a loved one, bones, spiders, loneliness, poverty
Citizen: an American Lyric, Claudia Rankine: racism, use of ‘n’ word, vomiting, mention of cancer, violence, police brutality, murder, natural disaster and mention of drowning
The Vagabond Clown, Edward Marston: mob violence, vomit, blood, injury, murder, alcohol use, imprisonment, fighting, abduction, consensual sexual content, religion
Get a Life, Chloe Brown, Talia Hibbert: chronic illness, near-death experience (car crash), abusive relationship (mentioned), panic attack, consensual sexual content, death of a grandparent
The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics, Olivia Waite: death of a parent, death of a loved one, misogyny, past abusive relationship, negative and discriminatory references to non-European places and peoples (challenged), consensual sexual content
The Kiss Quotient, Helen Hoang: rape, ableism, anxiety and panic attacks, sensory overload, abandonment by a parent, cancer, unhealthy work obsession, forced kissing, sexual harassment in the work place
You Should See Me in a Crown, Leah Johnson: anxiety and panic attacks, poverty, chronic illness, death of a parent, homophobia, racism
The Gilda Stories, Jewelle Gomez: suicide, sexual harassment, attempted rape, slavery, death of a parent, death of a loved one, blood, racism and racial slurs, mention of colonisation and massacre of Native Americans, burning, alcohol and drug use, decapitation, violence, homophobia
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde: suicide, drug use, death of a loved one, discrimination (misogyny, racism, antisemitism, fat phobia, classism, ageism)
I hope you enjoy!
A R C S - I received the following books in return for an honest review. Thank you to Netgalley (*) and the publishers.
*The Echo Wife, Sarah Gailey - released 16 February
*Mrs Death Misses Death, Salena Godden - released 28th January
A Dowry of Blood, S. T. Gibson - released 31st January
M E N T I O N E D
Polarthon Reading Vlog - youtu.be/Gkub9XKxDx0
Romance Newbie reads Romance Vlog - youtu.be/2dKQMwqiYgY
…
C O N T E N T W A R N I N G S
The Mad Ship, Robin Hobb: slavery, injury, death, detailed depiction of surgery and amputation, slavery, drug use, piracy, violence, claustrophobia, rape, trauma, mental health, massacre, animal death, earthquakes, being trapped underground
Ship of Destiny, Robin Hobb: mention of captivity, earthquake, being trapped underground, war, murder, dead bodies, mention of hanging, slavery, acid and poisoning, rape and sexual assault, hunting, burning, betrayal, mental health, ableism, drug use, drugging, suicidal ideation and suicide, vomiting, gaslighting, stabbing
Rise of the Jumbies, Tracey Baptiste: earthquake, mention of slavery, snakes, drowning, sharks, squids, forest fire
The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Emily M. Danforth: loss of parents, homophobia, self-loathing and internalised homophobia, Christianity and discussions about God, use of d and f slurs, cheating, conversion therapy, use of g*psy slur, outing of a gay person, use of ableist language (such as cripple), mention of molestation, self-harm, cancer, consensual sexual content, swearing
The Echo Wife, Sarah Gailey: divorce, infidelity, abortion, vomiting, strangulation, blood, murder, stabbing, death of a loved one, abusive parent, domestic abuse, betrayal, insomnia, breaking of bones and injury, medical procedures, dead bodies, hanging
Mrs Death Misses Death, Salena Godden: death in many forms (including: dead bodies, funerals, burning, stabbing, death row, massacre, hanging, racially-driven attacks, death of a parent, death of a loved one, death of a child, suicide, animal attack, drowning, terminal illness, religious massacre, animal death, natural disasters, terrorism, car crash, heart attack), tooth loss, grief, house/building fire, depression, anxiety and panic attacks, drug use, alcoholism, smoking, pedophilia, slavery, sexual assault/rape, domestic abuse, torture, swearing, cannibalism, climate change, war, hospitals, poverty
A Dowry of Blood, S. T. Gibson: blood and gore, intimate partner abuse (emotional, verbal, physical), gaslighting, war, famine, plague, massacre, murder, violence, death of a loved one/family member, depression and mania, sadomasochism, self harm, body horror, consensual sex, alcohol use, mention of rape, mention of burning, mention of animal death, mention of drowning, mention of drug use
Elatsoe, Darcie Little Badger: mention of animal death (not on page, but main character has a ghost dog), mention of fishing, ticks, car accident, death of a loved one, grief, drowning, blood, bugs, racial microaggressions, bats, mention of colonialism, massacre and taking of Native American lands, gun violence, armed robbery, burning, racism, micro aggressions, drowning, mention of massacre and genocide, animal attack, gun violence, broken neck, blood and gore, dead bodies
The House with Chicken Legs, Sophie Anderson: death of parents, death of a loved one, bones, spiders, loneliness, poverty
Citizen: an American Lyric, Claudia Rankine: racism, use of ‘n’ word, vomiting, mention of cancer, violence, police brutality, murder, natural disaster and mention of drowning
The Vagabond Clown, Edward Marston: mob violence, vomit, blood, injury, murder, alcohol use, imprisonment, fighting, abduction, consensual sexual content, religion
Get a Life, Chloe Brown, Talia Hibbert: chronic illness, near-death experience (car crash), abusive relationship (mentioned), panic attack, consensual sexual content, death of a grandparent
The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics, Olivia Waite: death of a parent, death of a loved one, misogyny, past abusive relationship, negative and discriminatory references to non-European places and peoples (challenged), consensual sexual content
The Kiss Quotient, Helen Hoang: rape, ableism, anxiety and panic attacks, sensory overload, abandonment by a parent, cancer, unhealthy work obsession, forced kissing, sexual harassment in the work place
You Should See Me in a Crown, Leah Johnson: anxiety and panic attacks, poverty, chronic illness, death of a parent, homophobia, racism
The Gilda Stories, Jewelle Gomez: suicide, sexual harassment, attempted rape, slavery, death of a parent, death of a loved one, blood, racism and racial slurs, mention of colonisation and massacre of Native Americans, burning, alcohol and drug use, decapitation, violence, homophobia
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde: suicide, drug use, death of a loved one, discrimination (misogyny, racism, antisemitism, fat phobia, classism, ageism)
