Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould

85 reviews

ezwolf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Blood

Minor: Child death and Alcohol

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Homophobia, Murder, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Bullying and Hate crime

Minor: Stalking

amris's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Child death, Death, Homophobia, and Grief

megelizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

"This was how it was going to be - she didn’t deserve the truth. She could get close enough to taste it, but she could never have the real thing."

This was SO good. It's so trippy and compelling and I just HAD to know what the frick was going on in Snakebite. The atmosphere and sense of place are incredible, the characters are excellently fleshed-out, and the overall vibes are just brilliant. The story is both terrifying as fuck and completely and utterly devastating and there are so many important conversations and observations in here. I was just so, so impressed by it! It's definitely one that will stay with me, and I can't wait to read more from Courtney Gould.

(Also it has a content warning at the beginning and we love to see that <333)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Homophobia, Violence, and Murder

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.75

This was an intense read, and I was very into it. The whole character of The Dark could have been confusing and contrived, but I thought it was written so so well. All of the characters were really well-developed, and I can't wait to read more from this author. Plus,

f yeah the girlies getting together!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Grief, Stalking, and Abandonment

Moderate: Biphobia, Child death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Police brutality and Alcohol

veggiestrawenjoyer13's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book. I did not expect any of the plot twists or reveals, and it was super exciting to find out the truth about everything! The characters felt raw and realistic, not overdone or underdeveloped. Their emotions felt authentic, I could really connect with them. The writing was great, especially with descriptions and things like that. Very intriguing  vocabulary/writing style. The end was bittersweet in a way but it felt just right. One specific thing I noticed that I loved was that the modern media references and gay jokes did not feel forced. Usually in books that dialogue would make me cringe and give a lower rating. However, I found the humor to be very tasteful and Logan was relatable to me as a teen lesbian. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes horror, mystery, and exploring who you are in difficult times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Homophobia

deepcurvesahead's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Hate crime, and Homophobia

cleot's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, and Murder

Minor: Hate crime and Kidnapping

maddiegyoms's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

I loved how The Dead and the Dark tells a story about how the hate we put into the world creates a darkness that can be so overpowering/overwhelming that we cave to it. This story is more than just a paranormal murder mystery, it's about acceptance; acceptance of who you are, of who other people are. We all make mistakes, even if we think it's better for someone else, but owning up to it and making a change for the better is what ultimately prevails.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abandonment

blackthornfaery's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Hate crime