Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

45 reviews

hannahplanted's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

kimveach's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

4.0

This was such a lovely book. I wish I could explain why I liked it so much, but it's really more of a feeling. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Miscarriage, Cancer, and Terminal illness

someryarns's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Chronic illness, Death, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Cancer, and Child abuse

vidotson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

princessblueyes's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Child death, Grief, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Miscarriage

elysesharp's review

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Miscarriage and Cancer

aklovekorn's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Cancer, and Child death

thebookkeepers's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? No

4.5

This was such a cozy and sweet read! I adored the banter between Hugo & Lucy and their character arcs were fun to see developed. I enjoyed the riddles and how this story has other stories nuzzled within. I’d die to read some of the Clock Island books referenced. My critique for this one was that I found it predictable with all the outcomes and twists & missed some of the side character interactions near the end of the contest. All in all, this was a sweet read with great adoption representation and a whimsical setting! I’d read more of this author in the future. 

LGBTQ+ rep: this book has a gay male side character, but we don't see his romantic relationships on the page

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Cancer and Child abuse

emilywemily6's review

hopeful lighthearted fast-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

This was a lighthearted, wholesome, easy read. I liked the premise and the general storyline, and fell in love with Hugo and Jack. This book felt very juvenile though, like just a couple changes would have made this a middle grade novel. It touched briefly on a lot of heavy topics but I would have loved more depth and length in those discussions. I didn’t particularly care for Lucy, she also felt immature and irresponsible in a lot of ways- like I was reading about an 18 year old and not a 25/26 year old. Overall this book was sweet but could have been a knockout if it was handled with different aims.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Bullying, and Chronic illness

Minor: Miscarriage, Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Medical content

greatestheights's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

3.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Chronic illness, and Cancer