Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl

7 reviews

lauren_shilling's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This book was pretty much exactly what I wanted it to be! I was looking for a quick, easy-to-read mystery, and it definitely delivered! I love reading stories that follow families or friend groups that are sort of dysfunctional and toxic, and the friend group in this book was pretty much exactly what I was looking for. The vibes were really creepy and mysterious, and I had a lot of fun with this story. I will say, I think this book starts really well and ends very very well, but I found myself losing interest in some of the middle portions. The ending was really good though, and the twist was surprising to me. To break down each of the characters, I liked Kipling, but I found him to be the least interesting character in the end. This was disappointing to me, because I thought initially that I would really love him, but he ended up boring me a little bit. Martha was a very complex character, and I appreciated the twists and turns she caused throughout the entire story. I don't really have an opinion on Cannon at all, because he'd really only there for maybe 2/3rds of the book, and I just really could not get a read on who he was as a character. Whitley was really interesting to read, and I also liked her a good deal. Beatrice, the main character, was a good point of view for this story, but I wasn't all that interested in her as a person. One things about this book that really surprised me was the writing. I didn't expect to love it as much as I did. I thought some of the quotes about time and what it's like to be stuck in a weird wrinkle of it were actually really beautiful. Overall, I would recommend this for younger people or for someone of any age looking for a fun, quick mystery with unexpectedly beautiful writing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, and Grief

Minor: Vomit and Blood

allisonsmith120's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Car accident, Death, Grief, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood, Addiction, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Vomit and Drug use

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Drug use

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Death, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug abuse, Ableism, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Blood, Child death, Cancer, and Medical content

madarauchiha's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-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

4.0

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I read Pessl's book Night Film and I wanted more from the author. This wasn't really in the same vein but I still enjoyed it. And considering this is YA, it really shouldn't be compared to an Adult genre book anyways.

It was an interesting premise, edited well enough that a time loop wasn't boring, the characters were decently written, the pace was good. The ending was a little meh for me but I enjoyed the journey there. It was bittersweet.

Content warnings.
minor ableist language, animal death, concentration camps, drug overdose, sexual harassment, slut shaming, teacher student relationship, unsanitary, vomit

medium child abuse, dogs, dog bites, suicide, 

major car accidents, child abuse, child death, death, driving, drowning, drug abuse, drug use, manipulation, murder, police, self harm, suicide, suicide ideation, unreality, unsanitary

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Vomit, and Adult/minor relationship

magca's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide and Child death

readin_em_reviews's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death