Reviews tagging 'Death'

Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

11 reviews

msvanessaeh's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Death, Racism, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Addiction

mmalone's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Medical trauma, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Ableism, Bullying, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Addiction, Terminal illness, Death, Miscarriage, and Death of parent

rebeccarudisill's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book completely surprised me but in the best way possible. Cassie is delightful and easy to root for. Every time I thought the book was going to fall into silly tropes, it zipped around them perfectly. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

kbucheit's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Rape, Cancer, and Death

bookie22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

dayingst's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Medical content, Drug abuse, and Rape

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Miscarriage, Cancer, and Chronic illness

akpetruzzelli's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, and Rape

maurapartridge's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death, Stalking, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug use, Addiction, and Drug abuse

travelthrupages's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Misogyny, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abandonment and Addiction

onkenzisshelf's review

challenging emotional funny inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.0

What I Liked:

• The cast of characters - Center does such a great job with character descriptions and development in her books and this was no different. I could EASILY paint a picture of every character. 
• The pacing was awesome - I finished this in less than 24 hours.
• I just love the feel of all Katherine Center's books. That probably sounds weird but I feel like even though there is tragedy and heartbreak and disappointments in all of them, they all feel like a big hug. 
• The way this book deals with addiction and dying was beautiful. Diane's whole character just embodied positivity and light and DeStasio was the opposite, but both's lifespan of their individual tragedies was done beautifully.

What I Disliked or Wanted More Of:

• So my biggest gripe about this was how unbelievable the timeline of Owen and Cassie's relationship was. Like they'd been on ONE date, had one night time rendezvous, and now he's asking to marry her? Like hey, glad it worked out, but come on.
• The above without spoilers: Things just moved unreasonably fast in this book and made things seem very unrealistic.
• The epilogue felt a little gimmicky and too cheesy for my taste.

You Should Read if You Like:

• Any other Katherine Center book.
• A book that feels like a big hug, but still dives deep into the tough stuff.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Cancer, and Death