Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

290 reviews

loustat__'s review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

julia091's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, and Death of parent

aliencomplex's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Grief, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide, Animal death, and Death of parent

timedothwasteme's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Mental illness, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Grief, Addiction, and Vomit

Minor: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Cursing

cursivewolf's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Devastating. Strane deserved so much worse. The ending is tragically hopeful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Drug use, and Pedophilia

andjeo's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

crinkledmochi's review

dark slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

i don’t even know how to rate this… this book was so disturbing

i feel like this book is going to haunt me for the rest of my life 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Sexual assault

chooper454's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, and Vomit

lauryn_amber26's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Animal death, and Drug use

joaura's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Violence, Pedophilia, and Mental illness

Moderate: Vomit, Death of parent, Classism, Cursing, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence