Reviews tagging 'Child death'

A dos metros de ti by Rachael Lippincott

16 reviews

epellicci's review against another edition

hopeful medium-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? No

3.0

This  story was sweet, but if you've read John Green's "A Fault In Our Stars" then you will find it very familiar. 

Despite the 16+ age of the characters and themes of terminal illness and grief the story covered, I found it overall quite childish. I think for the target audience it probably isn't so much of an issue, but the good girl/bad boy romance dynamic was so clichéd and I found the 'whirlwind' love cringy. 
Despite this, the characters were mostly likeable and the tight-knit, family nature of the hospital setting brought enough  dimension to Stella's that she felt believable - helped by the fact that she was interesting outside of her relationship to Will, we got a sense of her whole life, rather than only engaging with her as her illness.

This is a done before, but likeable non-the-less quick read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Child death and Death

apricothopeful's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Confinement, Blood, Child death, and Gaslighting

Minor: Deportation, Dysphoria, Ableism, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, and Infertility

joey1914's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Child death, Death, Grief, Sexual content, Abandonment, Chronic illness, and Deportation

mayabelang4's review against another edition

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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Child death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Chronic illness

ariannna_g's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-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

Amazing!! I loved it. I'm trying to find a similar book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

nicoleanthony's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, and Medical content

kmdahlgran's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.0

My girls love this book, so I read it as well. I had a hard time with the story. I think the basic story was sweet. But, I like my stories to be realistic and I’m not sure how real the CF was in this story. Would someone with 35% lung function be able to do all the things Stella was doing? I also read from a mom’s perspective and struggled with the teens’ seemingly reckless behavior. I have read enough YA lit to see the appeal for my teens. For me, this one is liked but not loved.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Chronic illness

Moderate: Child death

mino88's review against another edition

emotional 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Child death

kajasversion's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Second time reading it and it still hurt despite the fact i knew how it was going to play out. It’s an amazing book and it gives you insight as to how it is to live with a disease, even if it’s not completely accurate. The love mcs have for eachother and their growth is just amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Child death, and Medical content

Minor: Infertility

bookswithhan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Terminal illness, and Death