Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf

39 reviews

geeky_spider's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Child death

annorabrady's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

A great, gentle story of self-discovery, family secrets, trauma, and grief. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

violetfox's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death

ishieemouie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, and Toxic friendship

qrschulte's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative sad tense 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

5.0

Ugh what a beautiful and emotional book. Had me crying by the end. My suspicions were correct, and the reveal at the end was hard, but perfect. It was definitely horror, but not too much for me to handle. It was scary while still being manageable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Torture, Grief, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder

lizgom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This will probably be my favorite middle grade book. I listened to this as an audiobook, and honestly it was great. I feel like it gave the characters more depth than I would've given them if I had read it. I have a habit of liking middle grade books better as audiobooks. This is a great take on mental health and reaching out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Torture, Violence, and Murder

szuum's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Death of parent

goizi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Child death

Moderate: Torture and Grief

tahsintries's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Child death

al_nagle's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death