Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Awakening by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

123 reviews

tyyyler8's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abandonment

mzmoon829's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

 I think I am too old for this book. It feels very YA. None of the decisions anyone made in this story made any sense. Not sure if I'll continue the series but the concept of the book is so great, execution was lacking. I don't really even find myself rooting for the main characters half the time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Classism

daniellelugashi's review

dark 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Car accident

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

ephemeral_remi's review

4.0

I really really  wanted to hate this and I really really didn’t. 
The writing sucks, but i am so hooked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

crystal1ynn's review

dark medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Death of parent, and Murder

sailornina's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I listened to the Graphic Audio version because I wasn’t sure if how much I would like this series going in. I’m not sure if my rating would be as high if I actually read it as the writing/dialogue was pretty cringe throughout, but I also love trashy TV so it scratched an itch in that way. None of the characters were likable let alone love-able, not even the Vega twins; however, the world itself is interesting and I like how it incorporated a smorgasbord of fantasy creatures rather just Fae. I knew that bullying would be a central plot point but the events right before the end honestly made me feel sick. I will probably read the next one to see how they get their revenge. 🫣

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

erifu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-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? N/A

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Murder

saskiajva's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Harry potter meets avatar meets the omega verse, but spicier. Has a lot of fun tropes with a kinda brutal ending. Will definitely read the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

axthan's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

energy365's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Blood

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent