Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Hurricane Girl by Marcy Dermansky

3 reviews

abigailgrims's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Pregnancy

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-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

4.25

(adjusted from 4 to 4.25)
the writing style was alright, like why don't characters use contractions in dialogue. that's so weird. but i loved the main character. she just wanted to swim and that's it. me too girlie. i wish there was more at the end though, like a confirmation that

she wasn't pregnant

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also Fleabag reference. we stay winning

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

suzyreadsbooks's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

3.0

gifted to me by knopf!
a good beach read. it really hits the ground running. weird, choppy, propulsive despite the lulls in plot. really funny moments, really tender moments about grief and family, lots of ridiculousness. you can easily breeze through it all, even the parts veering on horror, because Allison’s narration jumps all over the place due to her very recent brain injury. 

but i am tired of authors deciding to prove a character’s unlikeability by having them make random microaggressions! and let's stop using mental illness as the antagonist’s motivations!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use and Racism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts