Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry

20 reviews

sassylassie's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I absolutely loved this book. It was fantastic. I think the only thing I had a problem with was Hazel kept stringing Barnaby along. 
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ali_james's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious medium-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

5.0

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bree_of_the_woods's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative inspiring mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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kalagrace's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

Sweet, sad, heartwarming, and hopeful. The ending was a bit too rom-com-neat-bow for my tastes, but the pacing was great and the story and characters were compelling. Cynthia Erivo’s narration was perfection. 
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snailreads_'s review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Really delightful read, engaging and at times heart breaking story. Really enjoyed it.
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taryn_g's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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kristyvaldez's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

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mdavis26's review against another edition

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5.0

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jmyodafriend's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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kathrynw12's review against another edition

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hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This was an interesting premise for a book and definitely an interesting story. But the writing itself was not great. Children don’t speak the way they do in this book, nor do adults. There’s also one scene towards the end where the characters and narrative just repeated themselves in a circle. There was one POV that didn’t need to be there at all.
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