Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Last One by Alexandra Oliva

9 reviews

filipa_maia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was one of those books that you buy because you found the synopsis interesting, you get home, but the book stays on a shelf and it dies there for all eternity. Why? I don't know. But I'm very happy that I "found" this book again.

This book was a complete surprise for me. When I had to put it down, I was thinking about what would happen next. The writing was very addictive. The story was very addictive.

I really enjoyed the way the author wrote about the reality show's backstage. All the stuff that was happening and the viewers didn't know. But most of all I loved the duology of the storylines: the past alongside the present; our main character being completely oblivious to what was evident (completely in denial); the ending - I loved the ending.

This is definitely not a “summer read,” but it was the best read I did all summer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, Excrement, and Vomit

literary_liv's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

khuggs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death

A trigger warning I wish I’d known, but that this the app won’t let me add is Rabies (in an animal)

danimacuk's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Gun violence, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

eating_or_reading's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder

pinkhyxteria's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and Blood

chlotylb's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

horizonous's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Sexism, and Blood

Minor: Cancer

derschnauzbart's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Animal death