Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

27 reviews

maya_books's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, and War

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Pregnancy

ceaselesslyintothebooks's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective sad 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, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, and Grief

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I think the book had a great set up, and the characters were compelling at first  with complicated feelings, motives, and pasts...until second half/last third. A book disappoints me most when the ending is super rushed and doesn't make any sense with where the characters are. The ending was incredibly anticlimactic after an initially fascinating build up. 

Spoilers:

After having to give up Lucy, there was no reason to keep Tom and Isabel together. There was irreparable harm done. And if they were married 30 more years, then it would've been nice to see them heal and grow together instead of literally ending it with: "And then Isabel died before Lucy got the chance to see her again, but that's life." 

And why didn't we then get to see Hannah grow and heal? Why didn't we get to see Lucy learn to love her birth mother?</spoilers>

I wouldn't recommend this book unless you're content with only 80% of a story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

fatkidatheartreads's review against another edition

• 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: Grief

chronicallyplotting's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

So it three in the morning and I finished this book. This book was like not even reading. The authors style was so smooth and transitioned easily it was like watching a movie. Heartbreaking, romantic, timeless. So many adjectives for this book. Towards the end I thought it would be a 4 star review but without spoiling it the last few pages gave us closure. Great read.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Miscarriage, and Grief

littlebookcastle_sam's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Grief, and Pregnancy

jench391's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Child death and Grief