Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

O Último Voo by Julie Clark

23 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.25

This kept me on the edge of my seat!! I was hooked from the premise but the story kept me in. I am a tad upset about the ending as I feel like it leaves a lot of loose ends but whatevs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cancer, Grief, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Classism, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, and Death

rhiannaoliviab's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, and Death

schausjk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book absolutely lives up to its fascinating premise. What a wild and compelling ride.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Car accident

Minor: Drug use

ari76's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Drug use and Death of parent

gemin1reader's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

3.5

I don’t think this is quite pacy enough to be considered a thriller. An interesting if implausible premise though with some good twists. Really love how feminist this book feels with complex female characters put in difficult situations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

micasreads's review against another edition

3.0

Clair Cook is married to Rory Cook, a well-known politician and while the world thinks that their marriage is perfect, little do they know that it is anything but. Knowing that she is going to Detroit, she plans her escape. At the last minute, her plans are changed and her plans are about to be discovered. At the airport, she meets Eva who shares her sob story of wanting to start her life over after her husband's death. Thinking it will be best for both of them, they switch tickets and head to each other's destinations. This move will free both of them from their private hells.

 

There was a lot of hype when this book came out and there were plenty of rave reviews but it wasn't that impressive to me. I found the story a bit slow at times and found myself getting distracted. I think part of the problem is that I've read a few amazing thrillers this year that this had a hard time measuring up. It was an interesting storyline with some good plot twists which made it fun to read. I'm glad to have read it and mark it off my TBR. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Addiction

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Death of parent

katiejohns's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Death of parent

3readingcircus's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Car accident, Addiction, and Death of parent

annaofjesup's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Drug use, Physical abuse, War, Drug abuse, Violence, Murder, Cursing, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, Confinement, Grief, and Death

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Deadnaming, Cancer, and Terminal illness

Plane crash

siobhanward's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

 This book had a strong and interesting premise, and the beginning was great, but it just kind of plateaued after that. I'll give the ending some credit for being interesting for sure, but even then it almost felt disconnected from the rest. The last chapter was really well-executed though, I'll give Clark that.

The middle of the book is where I had problems

because I don't get why Claire adopted Eva's life? Like why not get a side gig and start a new life entirely? She'd already managed to get a bunch of faked documents once, I'm not sure why it wasn't doable again. She knew from her encounter with Eva that Eva might be headed for trouble (even if it was a lie), so why did she try to adopt her life? It just felt like her life would have been much easier if she had just gotten to California and disappeared.

I do applaud Clark for a cool premise. I can't say it's unique, I've definitely read it before, but it was decently well-done. I just wish the middle of the book had been as good as the beginning and end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use and Domestic abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Death