Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

After the Fire by Will Hill

3 reviews

dramagirl2003's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I was sucked in by this book right from the very first page! Moonbeam's experience in The Base was horrifying to read! I am so proud of her character development, she is one of the strongest and bravest characters I've ever read about! I was so angry to read all the lies Father John was forcing the members to believe!! 

I was a bit apprehensive about reading this book to begin with, as I was a little worried that the narrative would insinuate that all Christianity is bad. I had nothing to fear, this was strictly an imaginative retelling of the real-life Waco Seige. In fact, the author made a point of saying at the end that the belief structure in The Base was nothing like true Christianity at all. As a Christian myself, I am especially grateful to him for purposefully making that distinction so people aren't confused or misled

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Confinement, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Grief, Violence, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Child death, and Torture

Minor: Blood, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Cancer, and Murder

I almost cried when a character commited suicide. It was very graphic

its_van_vulpen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Confinement, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Child abuse, Abandonment, Blood, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Cancer and Addiction

countingsheep's review

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

I thought this book was really good, but it is a little heavy. I mean it is about a girl who was in a cult. I liked the way it would switch from things that happened before the fire to things that happened afterward and slowly piece together the story until you finally get the big picture. You can tell that the author put a lot of time and research into writing this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Cancer and Rape