Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

13 reviews

mandala_eyes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Drug use, Medical content, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Vomit, Rape, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, Child death, Car accident, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abandonment, and Adult/minor relationship

purechaos's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Addiction, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Gore, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Self harm, Hate crime, Medical content, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, and Gaslighting

anna_blahh's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Addiction

Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Trafficking

Minor: Child death

anywayhayden's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Bullying, and Child death

Man, this book is heavy. But feel like the author perfectly writes representations of mental illness.

thatbookbitch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Trafficking

Moderate: Blood, Physical abuse, Excrement, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Abandonment, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Child death, Eating disorder, and Pedophilia

harmonygracie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Rape, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Addiction, and Physical abuse

naiu_cs's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Mental illness, Self harm, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Rape, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Car accident, Sexual content, Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

texas_reznikoff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Alcohol, and Blood

123erty456's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Mental illness, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit

ell_porritt's review against another edition

dark sad medium-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

3.0

honestly not my fav book ever and i didn’t cry like i thought i would but i’m glad i got around to reading this book. the beginning is slow paced and took a while to get into but once it started going i found myself wanting to pick the book up and see what happens next in the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Car accident and Child death