Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Rooms by Lauren Oliver

7 reviews

tm400's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

i enjoyed this book much more than i expected to! this is at its core a ghost story, but it also is a story about family relationships and secrets. i liked how the ghost pov chapters were written in first person while the living human chapters were written in third person. it really sent home the concept of the ghosts being the house & i appreciated that a lot! i love how emotional this book is, and (also controversially) i love when characters are just bad /or weird people & don’t have a redemption arc - and this book had that for me
i’m giving this book 4/5 stars ! really enjoyed this & recommend to those who like similar books !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Death, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Miscarriage

coymeld's review against another edition

dark medium-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

1.5

Touching passages about grief are ruined by the

anti-abortion

propaganda twist ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Chronic illness, Cursing, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Animal death, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Stalking, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit

bookbug26's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Unbelievable.
So many twists and turns, I'm genuinely speechless. 

Check the warnings please, other than that, what a strong story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Addiction, Child abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Grief, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Gore, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

caeliniscreepy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

2.5

Perfectly good, but not so much my cup of tea. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Suicide

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion, Racial slurs, and Miscarriage

kristasorocks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Blood, Physical abuse, and Vomit

spacedezu's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

4.0

I really enjoyed it and couldn’t put it down, yet in the end, it just left me so.. empty. I highly suggest this book to someone who’s ready for a kind of heavy slow read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Child death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Addiction, and Death of parent