Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer

16 reviews

j_hanchey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Grief, Murder, and War

mel_s_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

5.0

Wow. Just wow.
THIS is the story I feel like I have been waiting for for the last couple of months, the one that would blow me away!

I can't help but compare with Winter Garden which I also recently read, because there were definitely a lot of similarities - historical WWII fiction, dual timelines, family drama - and I have to say, this book absolutely nailed it in a way that Winter Garden didn't quite hit the mark.

I was equally drawn into both timelines, which wove themselves together seamlessly. The family struggles in the 'present' day felt completely authentic and the characters were well developed. Some difficult themes were explored, and I felt like these were all handled exceptionally well.

The historical timeline was, as can be expected with WWII fiction, absolutely heartbreaking, but equally inspiring. The character development of Alina was particularly strong.

This was my first Kelly Rimmer book and I definitely will be trying more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Grief, and Pregnancy

toriwatson's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, and Grief

Moderate: Genocide, Hate crime, and Death of parent

Minor: Antisemitism and Dementia

travelthrupages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, Grief, and War

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

dontstopmemeow's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? No

4.25

This book tore me up. A total gut  wrencher, but so worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Genocide, Violence, Antisemitism, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

elisabethjoe's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts