Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Confidence of Wildflowers by Micalea Smeltzer

32 reviews

lexbexxx's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

Ending made me uncontrollably sob

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Child death

Moderate: Death

only_mer's review

dark emotional inspiring lighthearted sad slow-paced

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

5.0

I’ve never read anything better. I was crying, breathing hard, heart was palpitating, thought I was going to throw up. I am so gut wrenchingly distraught it’s not even fathomable. I downloaded the second book as soon as I finished the first. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Grief, Rape, Death, and Emotional abuse

blakeleyshea's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

While this was a hard book at times, I absolutely fell in love with the characters! So much so, that I truly felt the love throughout the book despite so much heartache & grief. This book left me feeling empty, broken, lost, extremely emotional, yet full of hope as the FMC truly shows what strength is like on so many levels. Salem, Forrest, Thayer, Georgia, Lauren, Caleb & Salem’s mother all hold a special place in my heart! Especially Forrest 🫶🏼

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Cancer, and Sexual assault

It has some spice but nothing overdone and is worked well into the story as it’s needed.

cowmingo's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Cancer, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

cassiereadsbooks_'s review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

3.0

Why? Why? Why? 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Grief

chrstnlvly's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cancer, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual content, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

beccacarroll's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

kiahmarieee's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Child abuse, Rape, and Pedophilia

Minor: Pregnancy

trinloyd's review

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

While I enjoyed this book and flew through it, I did find it to be more juvenile than I had anticipated. It had a very YA feel to it and was very cringy at some parts. The author’s style of writing is not my favorite but is very easy to read. There were parts that didn’t feel believable, like the author didn’t know what she was talking about, and with such heavy subject matter, you would expect a weightiness to the writing but it all felt very light, even the parts that discussed assault. Overall I’d give it 3.75 stars and I do plan to read the second book. It wasn’t what I expected it to be but still enjoyable. I will say that I don’t plan to read anything else by this author other than the sequel to this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Death, and Sexual content

sam019's review against another edition

emotional fast-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

4.0

It was a good book! I felt the author was really great at bringing up difficult themes in a very sensitive and raw manner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Cancer, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Adult/minor relationship