Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

26 reviews

honeyenbee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Grief, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

pollyhall's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Racism, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Classism

heidekrauthonig's review against another edition

It annoys me so much somehow

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, and War

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual harassment

mladd28's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death and War

silverrose187's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Grief, Pregnancy, and War

schohayes's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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

4.0

This was such a sad book. I was SO stressed the entire last third of the book!! Definitely had me hooked in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Death and War

jodieworton's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

This book I read with my book swap team, we all had a copy and have read this month. 

The story surrounds a couple (Thomas and Isabelle) who live on an island with the sole purpose to look after the lighthouse that is stationed there. 

After being on the island for a couple of years and the awful three miscarriages Isabelle endures, they find a baby lost at sea, their father has already passed away when their boat drifted ashore with him dead within.

In Isabelle’s state of mind she assumes the baby has no mother and no other family and that they should keep her, whilst Tom has conflicting thoughts. As lighthouse keeper everything has to be documented, this would mean him omitting what has happened.

They decide to keep her, and name her Lucy. For a few years all seems ok, they then need to head to the main land, it’s from this visit they meet Lucy’s real mother and a moral dilemma ensues.
In Toms mind it is clear what needs to be done, return Lucy to her mother, however for Isabelle that is not an option.

This is a slow burn and it needs to be to understand the motivation of the characters. Since reading, i’ve thought about it a few times and the predicament the main couple are faced with you do end up feeling for both sides.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Kidnapping

sydney2020's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death and War

udari's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death

Minor: Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, and War

maya_books's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, and War

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Pregnancy