Reviews tagging 'Death'

And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin

31 reviews

spaghettii's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.0

I have no doubt that some of the story went over my head, what stood out most to me (besides the ending,  ofc) was that Leila would rather believe in an apocalypse than that she killed her family

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Blood, Cannibalism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Gore, Grief, and Mental illness

50shadesofrae's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Death, Violence, and War

Minor: Blood, Confinement, Child death, and Alcohol

levilore_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow. This book caught me by surprise as I normally don't read sci-fi or psychological horror. The pacing was well done, the way the story was told gripped me immediately, and the ending was satisfying in a way that makes me speechless. 

I was reminded of The Things They Carried and 28 Days Later while I read this, so if you like media similar to those then this book is for you. 

I'm surprised how much I feel and how little I have to say, another rarity for me. The shorter length was perfect for the story and I honestly wouldn't change anything about this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Grief, Violence, Gun violence, Blood, War, Murder, Alcohol, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Minor: Pregnancy and Car accident

bowlingforboots's review

fast-paced

1.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Forced institutionalization

draven_deathcrush's review

dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book!!! It's very subtle in the storytelling, and I actually really liked that. I love the shifting in tone when you finally understand what happens. This is definitely my kind of book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror and Child death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

amanda25's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Gaslighting, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child death

erinreading's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

Hard to follow, not a good read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Gun violence

iamastraythought's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.25

If you liked this book you should watch the movie "they look like people"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Gun violence

rwinchesterm's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Death and Child death

Minor: Cannibalism

haleybre's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Child death, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence