Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Last Laugh by Mindy McGinnis

4 reviews

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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: Gore, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexism, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

Okay, I checked this out from the library as soon as I finished the first one, and I will say this was a pretty great sequel. A lot of my questions from the first book were answered and had me going "wtf WTF" throughout. 
There were some gross/gruesome parts so check some content/trigger warnings. 
I overall liked the ending as well even though it made me a little sad. What I was hoping for didn't happen, but it's okay.

closure is better than nothing, but I would've liked to see tress and felicity rebuild their friendship knowing/understanding that what they both did was due to trauma. I'm glad Rue was able to be saved and go with Tress to build a new/different life as well

 I need to read more from this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Dementia

grays_opinion's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

One of the narrators is an absolute incel.

poppyseedromance's review against another edition

dark fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Excrement, Dementia, and Classism