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theobromo's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
kaitthelibrarian's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, and War
greatestheights's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
There was too much infant/child death, most on the page, for me to truly enjoy this book — those being usual hard lines I don't cross. For John Connolly, I was willing to make an exception.
Like this book's heroine, Ceres, I have sat beside my child's bedside in despair, knowing they were lost to me. I found this painful, terrible experience to be beautifully and empathetically rendered. Too, I appreciated how well Connolly wrote from Ceres' perspective. He is such a skilled writer, and it's a testament to his talent that I stayed and finished something I would have put down were it any other author. I loved the ending very much.
Like this book's heroine, Ceres, I have sat beside my child's bedside in despair, knowing they were lost to me. I found this painful, terrible experience to be beautifully and empathetically rendered. Too, I appreciated how well Connolly wrote from Ceres' perspective. He is such a skilled writer, and it's a testament to his talent that I stayed and finished something I would have put down were it any other author. I loved the ending very much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Violence, and Car accident
gracescanlon's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
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