Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

72 reviews

poetsofsweetpea's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I didn't dislike the book as much as I was disappointed.  I thought the book would be about a magic Bookshop based on the title, description, and cover.  I was surprised to find instead that it was really about women surviving abuse and also a love story and also a magical bookshop.

There were a lot of things going on, and as a result, a lot of questions were left unanswered.  There was also a lot of convenient pieces of information given sentences before it was needed, even though there was ample opportunity to provide that context earlier in the novel.

Some of the relationships felt forced.

The ending was satisfying.

The POV'S were confusing at first, probably a me thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and War

jocelynbold's review

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Child death, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Death of parent

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Considering what a dud my last read was, this one could only be given a full five stars. I normally dislike parallel timelines telling two stories back and forth. This time, it felt less linear and more circular. I was yelling angered, saddened, shocked, elated, hopeful, satisfied, curious, cheerful, and so many other feelings all throughout the book. There are so open questions, but the book felt so good to finish that none of those questions actually need answers for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

qupcns's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

nawilcox's review

emotional hopeful 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and War

melbell016's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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

This book is excellent. It has fantasy elements without being hardcore fantasy, and it’s a beautiful story about strong women. 

I couldn’t put it down and finished it in a day and a half. In the beginning, I thought I knew where the story was heading, but I really didn’t at all. That’s the sign of a good author and a good book. 

This is the kind of book that makes you remember why you love reading. Not just because the book itself is good, but because of the way the characters talk about books and literature. 

I really enjoy books like this that flip back and forth between narrators and time periods, but it’s not always done well, and the author did an excellent job. 

I also loved how many powerful lines were in the book. I was constantly highlighting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts

thewarbler's review

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

The premise of this book was really interesting, but it did not pay off as much as I wanted it too and left a bit to be desired. There was a little too much going on overall. But still a fun read with some interesting twists. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and War

Moderate: Child death

hes2375's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping

Minor: War

lsamuels80's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Child death

reads_magee's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Child death