Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan

5 reviews

sarahbiegelsen's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Car accident, and Classism

Minor: Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

kerrygetsliterary's review

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Infidelity and Rape

ebrown0789's review

adventurous emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Slavery, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and War

mymosstx's review against another edition

adventurous sad medium-paced

4.0

Liked the characters and the way Callahan was able to depict the psychological effects of trauma. Felt a little rushed towards the end, but overall very good. I learned a lot about an unknown part of history for me. Appreciated that there wasn’t a romance that overtook the main storyline. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

apassporttoliterature's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Death of parent