Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

74 reviews

lsamuels80's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Child death

reads_magee's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Child death

jadior's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Violence, Alcohol, and War

nestofwordsandblankets's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Pregnancy, and War

rngaines14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Child death and Pregnancy

emily_beth's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad 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

5.0

Beautiful. Magical. I LOVED reading this book. I got goosebumps reading the very magical moments. I felt lost when I finished it. I wish I could read it for the first time again.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and War

beebebuzzing's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

This book takes you on a slow but magical journey through time and life. With a comforting regularity, it switches point of view between characters bringing harmoniously three very topical thematics: the condition of women in history (20th century), women's struggles today, and expectation from society for men to be men.

Truly, this story showcases the good and the bad and pleads for everyone to find their true self, for the outcast to be proud and not to conform, and for books and imagination to bring you freedom.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Alcoholism

mikaylaaaa23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I thought getting into this book that is was historical romance book, but it's so much more than that. It's magical, but it's realistic, it has fantasy elements at times, and mysterious. I liked a lot of the characters, however I felt like the romance on Opaline's part is over done. The ending wasn't my favorite either, but I think the author is trying to teach a lesson,

it's not alwasys about getting to goal of the book, but it's about the characters and how they come together

. There's a second book coming out that's associeated with this universe, so I'm curious to see how they collide together. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy

kiwij96's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

pastelhxrmony's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Pretty good until the end,

l liked most of the twists but the twist with Madame Bowden felt a little rushed and confusing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

Minor: War