Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Islands of Mercy by Rose Tremain

2 reviews

thealienamongus's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Colonisation

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

josie9's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

only read to listen to katie mcgrath’s voice for 11 hours and 57 minutes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexism, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Excrement