Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

How to Make Friends with the Dark by Kathleen Glasgow

61 reviews

audreylee's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

Grief goes on forever. It may change from an overwhelming, drowning pain to more of an ebb and flow but it will never go completely away. This is what sixteen-year-old Grace "Tiger" Tolliver discovers following the unexpected death of her mother. She loses her only family member and her life as she knew it. She also discovers the hidden griefs of those around her. Tiger meets many people of differing circumstances and learns how to process her grief and anger in good ways and bad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Eating disorder, Child abuse, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

lilyp04's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Mental illness, Child abuse, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Self harm, and Domestic abuse

readinglinesdeb's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Bullying

Minor: Car accident

robda5ft's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I have officially finished Kathleen Glasgow’s big 3. This one was just has heart breaking and beautiful as Girl in Pieces and You’d be home now. This is a book all about grief. A young girl loses her mom and her whole life is turned upside down, she gets passes home to home, loses a friend, but gains more. She makes discoveries that her mom kept from her, that led her meeting a sister she never knew she had.  I thought this story was super realistic, and then I read the author’s note and found out this story was based off the author and her mother. 💔💔💔💔 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Death of parent

nayyira's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Bullying

Minor: Suicide, Abortion, and Cancer

shiereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Grief and Death of parent

sopphh's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

4_kozer4's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

anniereads221's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual assault, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Racism

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saturnsreads's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Bullying

Moderate: Car accident and Alcohol