Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell

20 reviews

mckinleyelle's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Death of parent, Suicide, and Death

jennawhite0813's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Incest

ofarkas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, Death of parent, Confinement, Child death, Grief, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Rape

princess_marie's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Death, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Excrement, Medical content, Chronic illness, and Drug use

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Ooh this one was twisty, and I was very here for all the drama. I liked the depiction of the hoarding issues, which felt like it was more sympathetic than it usually is portrayed in media.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Abandonment, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Cancer, Sexual assault, Abortion, Rape, Terminal illness, and Grief

kennamorkk's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Toxic relationship and Addiction

corriejn's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A fine read, though a bit slow moving for me. I found that some of the storylines resolved a bit too easily/tidily for me, especially given the character dynamics established throughout the rest of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Child death, Fatphobia, and Suicide

Moderate: Terminal illness, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Cancer, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Drug use, Incest, and Alcoholism

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicide, Death of parent, Mental illness, Child death, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexual content and Drug abuse

amynich1224's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child death, and Mental illness

kodi_rae's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

An engaging and sad tale about the complexities of trauma and how it shows up within family dynamics. While I personally found the “reveal” to be a bit questionable and slightly unsatisfying, I was still throughly intrigued with each character and what would happen with them next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, and Infidelity

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child death, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Body shaming, Death, and Medical content

Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, Incest, and Rape