Reviews tagging 'Child death'

A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares by Krystal Sutherland

10 reviews

shadeyc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective 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

4.0

Sweet, sad, funny, painful. Full of triggers - phobia's, anxiety, panic attacks, neglect, physical/mental/child abuse, depression, hallucinations, addiction, suicide attempt. 

I thought this was going to be a bit of black humour and quirkiness, and it ended up making me cry. 
It's very sweet and quite fun, (though everyone is very broken which is kind of full on, but on purpose), and I did like it, but holy shit did this book make me sad. Far more triggering than I thought it was going to be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

persephonefoxx's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-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: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Minor: Child death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

calamitywindpetal's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Dementia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, and Murder

yozy's review

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

i loved this book, the characters are so lovable and the story is so interesting. the ending was a bit cheesy with the video but ignoring that it was a good ending, especially

she’s death now? but honestly good for her that her first goal is to go to jonah’s dad because fuck him

 

please before you read be careful of triggers and read the content warnings <3

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Murder

frankiexcx's review

dark emotional funny hopeful sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Alcohol

larayn's review

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

I went into this book expecting something light. It's. Not. Light.
It is funny, especially in the beginning, but the subject matter couldn't get any heavier. Seriously, so many triggers here.
As far as the quality of the book, it's highly readable and I liked it.
The message is important. The "mythology" of the book started to fall apart toward the end and stop making sense, though.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

hollylynnca's review

emotional funny 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

This is a good book. There is truth in this book. Some characters frustrated me beyond belief but that helped drive the main conclusions home. It did get slightly unbelievable, but if you can maintain that careful dance between reality and fantasy (which I can, if I read a book in one sitting like this), it works.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

bethsicle's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.5

I feel like everyone loved this book and it just wasn't really my thing. I feel like it fell into magical realism a bit (which is fine!) but it just wasn't my favourite. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mintgreenstars's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Addiction and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Dementia, and Grief

ella_1203's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Confinement, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury