Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Homecoming by Kate Morton

75 reviews

ambs316's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Slow paced overall; easy to get lost in the weeds of past and present and the novel-within-the-novel. Could have been 200 pages shorter for sure.  That being said, the last 100 pages had me totally invested, and it leaves you wanting more. Impressively found a way to tie in little details to all come together after all the twists and turns.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion

readmorebooks_09's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment

marianka1992's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, and Murder

machenn's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

taralynn1107's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

I always love Kate Morton’s books, the way they switch between past and present with a mystery of some sort to discover. This one was just as great. Loved the pace, the characters, and the plot (sad though it was). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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? Yes

3.0

I've read all of Kate Morton's books and this is my least favourite by far. It's slow (and not in a good way), and I saw one of the twists coming from a mile away. It was only the ending (which did manage to shock and move me) that saved the book from a lower rating. I do think both the author and the main character were way too forgiving of one of the other characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Grief

Minor: Dementia, Abortion, and War

hannah_eliza's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

mrs_v's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

Christmas in Australia.  Murder suicide. Secrets.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

izzykai's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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

Sooo good!!! Despite being 550 pages it felt fast paced and never bored me. So many plot twists I couldn't stop reading because I had to know what happened next. 

The mysteries had exciting conclusions. Loved how short the chapters were. Loved switching timelines and point of view. The chapters where you are reading a book within the book were fun too. 

Reminded me of In Cold Blood (Capote) and Great Gatsby at times but also so different. 

Themes: 
murder mystery, small town, self discovery, family drama/secrets/ties, trauma, wealth, mansions, historical fiction

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death of parent

mumoftwins2008's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death