Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Bolo to úplne inak, by Kody Keplinger

16 reviews

daringreader13's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Murder, Gun violence, Gore, Death, Blood, and Alcohol

ammr8973's review against another edition

slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism and Addiction

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Death, Bullying, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, and Child death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Gore

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Medical content

wastingtime1994's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This is, unsurprisingly, a difficult book to read. But more surprisingly, it’s a difficult book to finish. 
The “big twist” is hyped up far too much in the beginning - to the point where I nearly forgot there was a plot to begin with. When it’s revealed halfway through, the entire book loses steam. I dragged myself to the end, and while I’m happy I did, it looked bleak for a moment. 
The timeline can also be confusing, as it jumps between different years with little explanation or warning. 

However, overall I would recommend it. It’s very reflective regarding  the resilience of teenagers, the impacts of PTSD, the importance (or not?) of the truth, and the reality of religion in America. 3.5/5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Child death, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/injury detail, Gore, Mental illness, and Vomit

Minor: Religious bigotry and Suicide

sophiegs's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

Minor: Child death

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

First of all we love an asexual queen!! So that being said there is a ton of different representation in this and I can’t speak for most of them, but I didn’t find anything wrong with it. As for the story it doesn’t really focus on the shooting but the aftermath of it. Which I thought was important. Also it never gives the killer a name or the spotlight which I also thought was good. I thought it was interesting how religion played apart in this. I don’t think this is like the greatest book or the greatest book about a school shooting but I think it is well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Death, Grief, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Mass/school shootings, Violence, and Murder

casber's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Gore, Murder, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Violence, Gun violence, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, Drug use, and Drug abuse

britgirlreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, and Death

Moderate: Injury/injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Bullying

michaela999's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Religious bigotry, and Violence

anniereads221's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/injury detail, Gun violence, Death, Child death, and Death of parent

PTSD