Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

4 reviews

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Blood, Chronic illness, Grief, Murder, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Death, Child death, Mental illness, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Cancer, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Sexual harassment

I'm not used to reading dark stories, so to me this was very VERY DARK. Please check all the warnings before reading this book.

chloemakesbooks's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Deliciously scary, delightfully fantastic, solidly grounded in real appreciation for and understanding of fairy tales, this coming of age story made my heart ache and leap and pound.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Violence, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Body horror, and Child death

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cancer, and Injury/Injury detail

smithe22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, and Violence

artemisg's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Panic attacks/disorders