Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

They Drown Our Daughters by Katrina Monroe

18 reviews

mary_stormageddon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I quite liked this hauntingly beautiful book. There were a few plot points that I kinda scoffed at, but by the end, my heart was broken, so it was effective storytelling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

nloprest6318's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror and Child death

honeyvenom's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Dementia, Stalking, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Medical content and Abortion

erinreadstoomuch's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

Really loved the way this turned into a thriller from the horror of a sleepy seaside town with too much history involved. Would make an excellent beach read, especially if you’re staying in a haunted light house 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Suicide, and Death of parent

hollispaige's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.25

This book was good enough. The cover drew me to it and i really hoped to like it more than i did in the end. I did enjoy the style of writing and the way things were described almost felt poetic in the best ways.
The ideas were good, but the most interesting characters/plot lines were the older flashback parts (and those were few and far between). I found the main character boring at best and the final ending to be infuriating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Abortion

geminisoul's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

I really enjoyed about 90% of this book but I felt like the parts with Gena didn't feel quite as fleshed out as I wanted them to be which brought it from a 5 to a 4.5 for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mandi_lea's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Medical content

cait_henry56'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Interesting and fast paced, although I don't think it will stick with me.

It's more about motherhood than a ghost story or generational trauma </spoiler >

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, Death of parent, and Abandonment

tinaclayton's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.5

An analogy for breaking generational trauma and  the sacrifices of motherhood in the darkest, saddest  possible way. If you need a happy ending or even a clear resolution this isn’t for you.  I honestly liked it but the plot was way too slow, I had to force myself through until about halfway when it picked up a smidge. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Death of parent