Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

26 reviews

astifel21's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

Minor: Death of parent and Terminal illness

anna_reads_too_much's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

3.5

This was a really cute book.  I listened on audio.  It was exactly what you are expecting it to be.  I probably won't remember a lot of it, but I enjoyed my reading experience.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent

ridern2002's review against another edition

hopeful reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical content, Gaslighting, Cancer, Alcoholism, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Terminal illness

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

okiecozyreader's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Finally reading a Katherine Center book for 23 books in 2023 challenge - and a buddy read. I’m about to read last year’s book The Bodyguard next!

I really enjoyed this look at a strong, brave female firefighter who has worked hard to prove herself when she almost attacks her old love interest. She ends up going to live with her mom (who walked out on her when she was 16) and starting over. 

It is a beautiful story of forgiveness on so many levels and for almost every character in the book. Her mother leads the discussion with her with 3 points of “chipping away at forgiveness”:

“Just saying the words ‘I forgive you,’ even to yourself can be a powerful start. …
Forgiveness is about a mindset of letting go, …acknowledging to yourself that someone hurt you, and accepting that…
Then it’s about accepting that the person who hurt you is flawed, like all people are, and letting that guide you to a better, more nuanced understanding of what happened. …
And then there’s a third part… probably the hardest, that involves trying to look at the aftermath of what happened and find ways that you benefited, not just ways you were harmed.” P112

“Firefighters are, on average, very funny people. All the sorrow you absorb in that job makes you funnier. You have to balance out the pain somehow, and joking around is one of the best things about the job. There’s so much death in that world, but laughter is life.” P98

“If you play it right, your struggles might even lead you to your strengths. … 
Find one person you can count on.” P45

“It’s a big deal to share your grief with other people - to give them a glimpse of the pain you carry. It connects you in a profound way.” P284

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Child death, and Rape

tiggerrd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Child death, Suicide attempt, and Medical content

cheypreston's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Stalking

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Cancer, Addiction, Miscarriage, and Death of parent

cgreenstein's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

This book is one of those that hurts so good. The main character is stubborn, but she relents at a reasonable pace that makes sense for her character while also not being so slow as to frustrate me. She's cautious, but she doesn't cut off her nose to spite her face. It's a book about learning to love and trust and heal and forgive and let people in, and I really, really enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Cancer

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent

megggg's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

laurynsmith's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

I really loved the storyline of this book and seeing the way that it all played out. There were a lot of twists and turns that I didn’t see coming but in the best way possible—I never wanted to put the book down. That being said, I COULD NOT STAND the main character for most of the book. It was so frustrating to be in her head and not really know why she was thinking or acting the way she was. I also feel like we didn’t get enough of her and the rookie’s buildup in the beginning to make the rest payoff. I definitely will be picking up more of Katherine Center’s books in the future, but definitely torn about my thoughts over this one!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent