Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Very Typical Family: A Novel by Sierra Godfrey

41 reviews

emmareidy's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Grief and Death of parent

ellezagna's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.75

It wasn't horrible but I wasn't wowed by it. The writing style was engaging. There were times that the plot felt a little muddled. Overall a decent "beach read".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Animal death

ella_pittsford's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, and Domestic abuse

alysereadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

 Listened to the audiobook. Overall enjoyed it, but was also a bit bored at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Death of parent, and Drug use

lovins23's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Animal death

rachelmarie14's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Death of parent

zoopalsfanaccount's review against another edition

2.5

Not really a fan of this one. I found it more frustrating than intriguing to not know what this huge, life-altering event was until chapter five. I felt the tonal shifts were strange, going from YA/romcom to mystery to full on romance.

Like, your brother is nowhere to be found, could have relapsed and overdosed, why are you flirting with his coworker??

Conflicts seem avoidable and easily remedied and therefore not very relatable at best and extremely frustrating at worst. It feels like watching an episode of Dora and being like “It’s right behind you! Just look!”

Like she gets a free ticket to the gala but is like ‘oh no what ever will I wear’ - girlie, you JUST got paid for your illustration work and your best friend owns a high end boutique like be fr. Or when she keeps contemplating going back to Boston where there’s NO REASON to go back there!!!! She has a dream job offer, better man and better/more friends in California, what is the cause for such hesitation and dedication to Massachusetts?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Gaslighting and Death of parent

Emotional manipulation

syazahaniss's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

1.0

I finished this book but until now I have no idea what the point of the story is.

This book had a lot of potential but the execution was so bad. How was I still waiting for something to happen at 90%??? I genuinely didn’t know what was going on the entire time.

Natalie was so annoying making her putting her siblings in prison all those years ago her entire personality. And speaking of, I personally feel that their reason for ending up in jail wasn’t that substantial? But then again I’ve never been to jail so.

The conflicts were so lame and trivial too. I think they would have added more value and substance to the story if the author had expanded on them a bit more. On top of that, the conflict resolution aspect was altogether too convenient – there was barely any effort on Natalie’s part and everything seemed to unrealistically fall from the sky for her.

Some of the details of the story were repeated a few times too (for example Ashier with the gala, Dr Berkhower with the degree require for the illustration job), which made me think that the author forgot what she had and had not mentioned.

Overall a disappointment.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Gaslighting

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Vomit

sega_genesis31's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Animal death, and Death of parent

torlee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, and Vomit