Reviews tagging 'Child death'

This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham

6 reviews

dblue236's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This was a really creative idea and I was excited to dive into it, but by about halfway through it felt like there was way too much focus on teen angst and not enough on the story that COULD have been wildly entertaining and unique. And while I am never one to have a problem with representation in books, the representation here felt more like it was for the sake of it than anything else and it almost felt like an afterthought a lot of the time. With some editing and a bit of a more mature approach, this would have been a much better read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, and Alcohol

thissagreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

1.5

As cool as the plot line is, this is another YA that falls short of knocking the ball out the park. 

There are a lot of questions, post festival, like:

where was Val living if she ran out her parents window?? What about Jasmine’s parents? And what happened to her brother? What does daily life look, walking around as a ghoul?

 

There were also holes with the “zombie”- like universe, and the pace moved SO SLOW!!!! For a dystopian like book, I was really hoping this would be a fast pace story, with more action and less back and forth teenage romance b.s. 

But that’s what it was, in my opinion, and it was a real let down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Abandonment

Minor: Religious bigotry and War

mfrisk's review

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.5

This book reminded me a lot of the show iZombie but make it more queer. The book follows zombie characters who similarly to that show still feel human and have human interests and desires to fit in and make a life for themselves. The book touches on queer identity through this metaphor and I think relates to the way queerness is othered and made to be something to be feared.

 I think the concept and world building was really well done I just wished I felt more finality with all of our characters and not just Celeste and Zoe. I’d recommend the read but the pacing and details like this that didn’t feel fleshed out to me are what dinged it a bit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

bella613's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.5

Fun, really fast read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Confinement, Deadnaming, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

nerdysread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

Really liked it. More to come (probably)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol