Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Homecoming by Kate Morton

80 reviews

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

imjustadow's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring mysterious sad

• 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? Yes

5.0

This book is heavy, but it is so much more than that. It's family, it's generational trauma, it's a literary fiction novel that wraps around a fictional true crime book about a cold case that was never solved, it's realizing that decisions made decades ago that were never forgiven were more nuanced than was given credit for, it's reconnecting, it's love when you're doing the best that you can, it's secrets, it's pain, but ultimately it's so so beautiful

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Abortion

lkagain's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Child death and Death

anne_reader's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

stephjoanne's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Minor: War

kirstym25's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy