Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Story of Us by Lesley Jones

7 reviews

kendallannie96's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Miscarriage

petit_biblio's review against another edition

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

shaykay's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

I guess February was just the month of mood because I saw this book, and it was being hyped as the saddest series and beating the Ravenhood series. I never read the Ravenhood series, and I didn't have much interest in it because the synopsis didn't pull me in; however, the synopsis of this series had me, and I could not wait to jump into this book. I've had a book make me cry, but this one is a freak whirlwind experience. We span over so many years in this book, and it's insane everything they went through. I have Sean listed as my favorite character in the series. By the end of the book, he is my favorite character in the series, and I feel like he showed the most growth, but he went through a lot on his journey in this book, and it is a very hard book to read at times. This book does not end in a HEA, but the second book does pull in the HEA, so just keep that in mind. It does deal with very heavy themes, and honestly, since I read this series, I have read the Ravenhood series. Although they are both pretty sad series, I think this book is a little sadder because it goes to a lot darker places for longer times. It all happens in this one book, while the Ravenhood spans over three books. Yes, there's a sequel, but that's all centered around Georgia getting her HEA.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

dyanimae's review

emotional sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Pregnancy

sarah_thebooknerd's review

challenging dark emotional 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

1.0

This book makes me irrationally angry. I hate trauma 🌽 and that’s what this is. Ugh… and if I ever see Georgia show us your tits again in any other book it will be too soon. I need to somehow read book 2 but I don’t think I can do it. Reading this for traveling book project in my bookless book club. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

ezerfai's review

dark emotional tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

lmnettles's review

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy