Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu

24 reviews

lightltup's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, and War

lindsloveslit's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

I ended up really loving this debut novel, but it took me FOR👏🏽E👏🏽VER👏🏽 to get into it. Y'all? I started it 3️⃣ different times and only made it to page 5-10 the first few times. 🤷🏽‍♀️ That third time was a charm though! The writing was beautiful & so detailed. I loved that the history was shared in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER! 🙌🏽 (so many books I read have jumping timelines that confuse me 😅). There was a strong mix of character development & history, but there was 70 yrs of storyline that sometimes felt overshadowed.

All in all, I really appreciated the book. I always find it fascinating to read about history that hasn't been white washed. History told from the perspective of those it happened to. There's so much power in hearing those stories!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Racism, Rape, Grief, and War

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Grief, and War

Moderate: Misogyny and Racism

Minor: Racial slurs

chaitai00's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Colonisation

unboxedjack's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and War

julianh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, and War

linguaphile412's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and War

lzanamiii's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Grief, and War

saucywench813's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Wow. There was never a time in this book where I felt like there was unnecessary fluff or poor pacing. Every character is EXTREMELY well-written and realistic. I'm impressed that both generations held my attention, which is something I've learned to be wary of in multi-generational family sagas. Made me cry several times. I can't write any more as it's truly a story you have to experience yourself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War

mondovertigo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Bullying