Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia

3 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

beepbeep101's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Homophobia and Injury/Injury detail

whatathymeitwas's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

This is a lovely book, much much more than a mystery novel. I'm tempted to call it a coming of age tale, but that's not right either. Perhaps it's best described as a coming into one's own tale, as there's so many characters of various ages within it who grow and change and become better versions of themselves. There's a lot of touching moments and plenty of mystery and twists. A fair amount of 90's nostalgia thrown in. Super fitting for anyone who loves music. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail