Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

26 reviews

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Gaslighting, War, Terminal illness, Child death, Sexual content, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, Suicide, Self harm, and Grief

Minor: Cancer

kyra_johnson_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-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

There were points where it felt a little too slow and I was considering lowering the score, but the end finished it up with a nice and solid 5 stars. This book is clever and original. There were so many unpredictable parts to this book, which I feel is so hard to find nowadays. I loved the complete not knowing.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and War

drtx_bwt's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Death

Moderate: Terminal illness and War

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Biphobia, and Infidelity

throwback682's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense

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

5.0

I was so scared to finish this book. I almost quit because I couldn’t bear the idea of the sad ending I imagined.

Spoiler

I’m so glad that I stuck it out. The ending wasn’t what I expected at all (although some might see through it more easily) and it wasn’t happy but it was very satisfying. Henry’s last pages had me near tears.

I think the concept of the plot is really creative, and the author keeps track of a thousand little details of Addie’s curse that could’ve created a thousand plot holes. 

At times it was predictable, but not in a way that spoiled my enjoyment.

Spoiler

I knew almost right away that Henry had also made a deal, but there were plenty of details I didn’t foresee, too.

This book made me  want to savor every moment of life and love. It was entertaining but also thought provoking and heart-fire stoking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Addiction, Mental illness, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Drug use, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Cancer, Classism, and Dementia

distel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Violence, Terminal illness, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Death of parent

raelinton's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

I have never seen the word "perhaps" so many times in a single book. Took about 33% of the way through to get to a point, then didn't find its pace again until the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: War, Blood, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness

amre23's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Self harm, Stalking, Dysphoria, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Rape

Moderate: Grief, Cursing, Suicide, Emotional abuse, War, Sexism, Terminal illness, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Drug abuse

Minor: Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement

mobymaize's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-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

5.0

Simply wow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Drug use, Alcohol, Murder, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Addiction, War, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Cancer

viireads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Colonisation, and Misogyny

Moderate: War, Dementia, and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Abandonment

lynxpardinus's review

dark emotional reflective sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Gaslighting, Suicide, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexism, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Sexual content, Blood, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, and War

Minor: Pregnancy, Child death, Biphobia, and Cancer