Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl

11 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

coffeecass's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Very few books have moved me to almost cry, but this one did. Twists and turns that transcend genres. Marisha Pessel is most definitely my favourite author of 2019 so far.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Murder

random19379's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, Gore, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Vomit and Medical content

camille_simps's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Self harm, Death, Drug use, Gore, and Addiction

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

ellaandcoffee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Grief

manicpixl's review against another edition

tense 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Car accident, and Grief

kazik's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, and Suicide