Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

27 reviews

phantomgecko's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I wanted to shake everyone in this book for their bad decisions.

Just a heartbreaking situation even though the solution was apparent.

I cried a fair bit at the end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Grief, Pregnancy, and War

jg34's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

I listened to this on audiobook but I did try to start reading this years again and never got into it before it was due to the library. It was still challenging to get into, maybe because the beginning is pretty dry  and it takes a long time to start getting into actual dialogue and the real story. However it was such a unique subject and I really did enjoy the story once it got started and definitely shed some tears for this unconventional family.

I can’t decide if I like how it ended because obviously returning Lucy to her actual mother was the right thing to do but that poor little girl!! I sorta wish some sort of compromise could have been made but I suppose that’s not realistic. Damn them for even keeping her in the first place and putting me through this ugh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer and Vomit

I think you could consider the entire premise of this book is about kidnapping thought not exactly in a criminal way. Lots of description and grief over miscarriages and stillborn birth, some mention of war and death.

honeyenbee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Grief, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

pollyhall's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Racism, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Classism

gzevs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Classism

Child kidnapping

danajoy's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, and War

silverrose187's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Grief, Pregnancy, and War

mysteriousokapi's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and War

sydney2020's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death and War

udari's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death

Minor: Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, and War