Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia

2 reviews

liesthemoontells's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

An absorbing mystery with mainly well-developed character (with the exception of a two-dimensional sociopath). The 90s setting was effective and well-integrated without being obnoxious.

The complex web of plots and unreliable narration was ambitious. Not all of it quite landed by the final pages; some of the plots got a bit of a short thrift, but it was fun to go back and find the clues that the author had strewn throughout the text.

Diversity was a bit of an issue in this book. While there are a lot of different ages, it's a very white book, and the author didn't seem to know what to do with the fat character she included.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident

sam_rm94's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent and Murder

Minor: Fatphobia