Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Timberdark by Darren Charlton

5 reviews

fallen_angel1002's review

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

 I really enjoyed the first book, but this sequel did not live up to that book. I found this one to be a slow-paced continuation that I only really enjoyed the beginning of. It was difficult to get into the plot and I found that it had pulled away from the themes of zombie dystopia too much for it to be classed in the same genre as the first one. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

hazardpossum's review

challenging hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Why do i keep reading good books? I WANT to rate something badly ONCE….. Okay it got me, i wasn’t sure bc it smelled stereotypically silly at the end of Wranglestone and the start of this but god damn did it grip me in, its so lovely, so sweet… Cooper and Peter are Such wonderful characters. 

‘Peter?’
‘What?’
‘Nothin’, just wanted to hear your name s’all.’

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

jjjreads's review

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

mooglemania's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

Well written but confusing towards the end. Also came off a bit fatphobic. There's two plus sized characters and they make it a point of mentioning their size pretty much every time they are brought up, with characters joking about being squashed and having their bones broken in their hug and stuff like that. Lost half a star for that. And the ending was vague and confusing. The writing too flowery to actually explain what the fuck was going on which left me with a sense of confusion and ruined my closure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, and Gaslighting

Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Slavery, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Toxic friendship, Classism, and Deportation

nevermoregothic's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, and Grief

Minor: Fatphobia and Fire/Fire injury