Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Foundling by Stacey Halls

11 reviews

pkc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Death, and Alcoholism

chaos_na_regale'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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, and Suicide

heather_freshparchment's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.75

SO fascinating and gripping! The settlement felt a little bit too easy and slightly anachronistic, but I loved the rest.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Confinement, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, Vomit, Deportation, Trafficking, Grief, Infidelity, and Slavery

heyitsashleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Confinement

wallflovver's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.75

i read the familiars by stacey halls last year, picked up purely because of the cover and i loved it. but i genuinely think i enjoyed the foundling more so! 

both books have the common theme of motherhood with complex female characters at the forefront

i was completely gripped by this book, stacey manages to write in a way that is easy to consume and so tense. every time i had to put it down, i couldnt wait to pick up where i left off

i really enjoyed the way the story panned out, there was a point towards the end where i couldn't see a happy ending for all involved - of course, i was wrong 

the two perspectives really worked, and it helped to fully flesh out both alexandra's and bess' characters/back story 

the male characters in the familiars were all so hateable, but i liked the male characters in this book (with one main exception). doctor mead and lyle were just chef's kiss in my opinion!

thoroughly enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Kidnapping

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Excrement, Sexual assault, and Vomit

bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Classism, and Kidnapping

aoifemarie's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

rachelizx's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Mental illness

pandora_rose_reads's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Death of parent

tina94's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, and Xenophobia