Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker

106 reviews

lizardteeth's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Bullying, Pregnancy, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Medical content, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, and Medical trauma

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Cursing, and Violence

passacaglia's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Child abuse

kingsteph's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Grief, and Bullying

Minor: Infertility

bluemc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

catgrad's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I was surprised by how emotional this book made me. It really did a great job of exploring the internal psyche of the main character and made you feel for her even given her actions. An incredibly original and well written book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Child abuse

lexx_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Very heavy with a hopeful ending. Bleak and dark through out. Find yourself simultaneously hoping for the main character and disliking them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Vomit

danid23's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Murder

mayasr's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

made me sob to think of the neglected children who just need to be loved

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

abused child kills two toddlers

heather3879's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This incredibly dark novel is classified as a “thriller” but I found it more horrifying and reflective than thrilling, in a good way. If that makes sense. Christie is a disturbed and neglected child desperate for love and attention who commits a horrific crime. Told in alternating timelines between Christie as a child and as an adult revisiting her home, the story demonstrates the power of a child’s environment on the psyche and the potential for change given the chance for a meaningful connection. It was heavy and horrific in its realism, but well worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Murder, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism