Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Lay Your Body Down by Amy Suiter Clarke

4 reviews

lpdx's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol

kelseyr713's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Excellent second novel from Amy Suiter Clarke. Religious trauma and the darkness that lurks in megachurches is clearly a subject close to her, and I enjoyed playing amateur detective along with Del.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Pedophilia and Pregnancy

Religious trauma, held at gunpoint, funeral

samseyz's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Not nearly as thrilling as I hoped it would be. I did enjoy the overarching theme of religious trauma and women standing up for themselves against men. I think it could’ve benefited from being much shorter too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, and Alcohol

rachelibrarian's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting