Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

All the Bad Apples by Moïra Fowley-Doyle

9 reviews

cassie_books8's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Homophobia, Abandonment, Death of parent, Death, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Abortion, Grief, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Child death, and Rape

thepeppermintfairytale's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment, Incest, Child death, Death of parent, and Rape

achay91's review against another edition

challenging sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Pedophilia, Abortion, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Incest, Rape, Homophobia, Cursing, Grief, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, and Child death

fictionalsarah's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent and Incest

Minor: Miscarriage

alissa_m's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, and Suicide

Minor: Biphobia, Outing, and Rape

sefanya's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Rape, Abandonment, Abortion, Homophobia, Death, Sexual violence, and Forced institutionalization

karapillar's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Biphobia, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicide, Vomit, Misogyny, and Outing

lyonsdenprojects's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

 I love this writer's work so much. I love how deeply rooted in Irish culture and history her work is, especially this book. It highlights the atrocities that women have been subjected to in modern Irish history since the English occupation in a way that is captivating without being so graphic that it's off putting. The empathy she develops with the ancestors of the main character is so heart grabbing that I ended up staying up way late just to finish the book. This is a definite must read. 

I also especially love how this author writes magic into her books. It's this beautiful realism that sometimes has scientific explanations and sometimes is just ephemeral enough to make you wonder if it really happened or the characters just saw it in their own mind. I love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Abortion, Violence, Suicide, Rape, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, and Physical abuse

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Incest, and Pedophilia

water_violin's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship