Reviews tagging 'Death'

Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

92 reviews

crazyleex's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book and the story that unfolded throughout. We learn if a dark history and it only gets more harrowing as we get further into the book. I really liked Sally's complex character the only thing I hate is how quickly everything she's worked towards gets undone in the last part. Otherwise great book and I struggled to put it down 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Kidnapping

jesmardru's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lianne_rooney's review

challenging mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Racism, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

csmoke85's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This was a such an interesting book. The story is dark, funny at times, and addictive. Sally Diamond is an incredible character, and I really enjoyed reading how her story played out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

thebookaddict's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? No

4.5

Aw bruna bedankt voor dit recensie-exemplaar.  Wat een duister boek. Dit boek houdt je tot het einde gevangen. Er gebeurt een hele hoop en het boek blijft je verbazen. Je volgt twee verhaallijnen en het boek springt over tussen heden en verleden. Dit wordt op een hele fijne manier gedaan. Het boek bevat veel heftige thema's en is niet voor iedereen geschikt. Ik vond het een heel spannend en interessant verhaal, maar er zaten niet zoveel plots in. Het einde verliep ook net iets te snel. Ik had wel iets meer geheimzinnigheid willen zien als het om S. Gaat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

alannahberkeley's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

astoriareader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

SYNOPSIS

• Sally can’t remember anything before her 7th birthday. She was adopted by a couple, and she doesn’t recall life before them.
• Sally is in her 40s now, and her father recently passed from cancer. Her mother had died some time ago. Sally has always been a loner, and she has struggled socially. She gets severe anxiety when dealing with others. 
• Peter’s story intertwines, and it starts when he is a young boy in the 1970s. 

MY THOUGHTS

• Heavy topics.
• Seamlessly woven together.
• Writing flows so well. Impossible to put down.
• Compelling, engrossing, & devastating read.
• Two POVs + alternates between past & present.
• Well-developed characters. Loved getting to learn the back stories.
• It’s impossible to not root for Sally!

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Compelling, engrossing, & devastating read. Finished in 24 hrs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

elsreading's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

theycallmesanja's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Dit is echt een goed boek. Het is duister aangevuld met een beetje humor. Het verhaal zit goed in elkaar en ik kon het boek moeilijk wegleggen. Dikke aanrader! Deze komt op mijn speciale/vijf sterren boekenplank📚

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide and Pregnancy

planky's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow. This book was amazing and I was hooked. I just wanted to keep reading. I’ll be thinking about Sally for a long time to come. 

Please be wary of the trigger warnings because it is so dark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Abandonment

Minor: Child death, Death, and Death of parent