Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Welcome Reunion: A Short Story by Lucinda Berry

19 reviews

sophiemartin's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Death, Child abuse, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

alinodino's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Stalking, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Murder, Violence, and Death

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A solid short follow up to a decent read! I liked seeing the characters again years and years later, the new added layers and conflict. It was an interesting look into after the story happened. I wanted even more, honestly! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Grief, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Stalking, and Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Infertility, Abandonment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Rape

nusta's review against another edition

dark fast-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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

cheeserue's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

after I finished reading, I learned that this is actually #1.5 in the series. I will now be reading book #1

“She was a rabid dog, Christopher, and I put her down.”

that was absolutely crazy. Hope Janie is the definition of the tragic  "child can't be helped" story. sometimes no matter how hard you or anyone else tries you can't reform everyone. some people are truly evil.

Hannah's actions blow my mind. maybe I'm incapable of understanding because I'm not a mother; but I'd never even think of

actually killing someone

I completely understand wanting to keep your child safe and I also understand how post partum can completely change who you are; I just couldn't fathom.

the ending left me with more questions than answers. what happens next?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Infertility, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Murder and Sexual assault

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Gore, Child abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, Grief, Stalking, Self harm, and Torture

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Alcohol

thechaoticreader_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

fell a bit short, sort of wished it was at least 200 pages! like the author gave up on the story, a good one at that. overall, i didnt mind the ending & got at least some type instead of emptiness!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Murder, and Blood

midnightrose_reads's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A Welcome Reunion is a short story that takes place 11 years after the events of The Perfect Child. Janie is a 17 year old who has written about her life that has become an instant bestseller. Using the power of social media, and people’s obsession with true-crime she manages to get an interview with a tv journalist. She describes her life with the Bauer’s manipulating everyone and twisting the facts of what actually happened. Christoper & Hannah Bauer are disgusted. Piper the social worker who was assigned to her case long ago is equally dismayed. Unbeknownst to Christoper and Hannah however Janie has been communicating with Cole their now 13 year old son. And he has he own ideas about the fact that they kept him from his sister….

Another wild ride in this second installment!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Death, and Murder

twistykris's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

I read this immediately after reading The Perfect Child, as this is a sort of novella follow-up.

Some things answered, more things things left unanswered, only now 10 years in the future.

It's only 80 pages but I feel like this gave us nothing and could have given us SOMETHING more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Drug abuse, Bullying, and Rape

booksshereads's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

It was a good read.

I would’ve loved for the book to be longer with a lot more going on. Janie actually starting something again with the family could have given this book a punch. Janie reached out to Cole and manipulated his mind against his parents then what? Why wasn’t that explored more? Why wasn’t Janie confronted on the expensive neighborhood she was living in and how did she get the person to pay all her bills? Too many questions left unanswered. Hearing Janie point of view at the near end would’ve suffice for this short book. Besides that, I liked the details given on what Jamie really did to Caleb, Cole, Allison and her college roommate’s. I was stuck on this book. The ending didn’t satisfy me because the story ended way too quick.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Blood