Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Chicas salvajes by Rory Power

167 reviews

ksbrooks98's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense 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? No

4.0

I really enjoyed Wilder Girls. Rory Power’s ability say something incredibly impactful without dragging it out. It’s a YA novel but very high level and interesting for anyone. The end is very open, but I like that it leaves what happens completely open for interpretation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

alexismoodie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

the_lissauros's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence

gandalfsleftshoe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

0lli_e's review against another edition

3.5

It's amazing. But it left me wishing for more answers, and an ending with a bit more finality to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Suicide

rena_raven's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

zmeiat's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Very interesting and engaging story. It could however have fleshed out the Tox and its properties more since It felt like it was doing a lot of things at once. 
Nevertheless it was a good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

annoyedbabe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

4.0

That was honestly a lot more brutal and frightening than I thought I was signing myself up for. Some of those scenes were described in such detail it really made my skin crawl (book TW: self-harm, suicide, death). I enjoyed the story a lot, but the ending left me kind of confused of their plan for their next step. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

agnela's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Reese was a great character, it was amazing how they handled her dad's death, but Hetty wasn't that great of a character, I was surprised because this book contains really well thought out twists and characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

kira20's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

Honestly took forever to read. I kept going back to see if itd get better. I didn't connect with any of the characters or relationships. I finished it but just barely.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail