Reviews tagging 'Child death'

They Drown Our Daughters by Katrina Monroe

12 reviews

erinreadstoomuch's review

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.5

Really loved the way this turned into a thriller from the horror of a sleepy seaside town with too much history involved. Would make an excellent beach read, especially if you’re staying in a haunted light house 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Death, and Suicide

hollispaige's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.25

This book was good enough. The cover drew me to it and i really hoped to like it more than i did in the end. I did enjoy the style of writing and the way things were described almost felt poetic in the best ways.
The ideas were good, but the most interesting characters/plot lines were the older flashback parts (and those were few and far between). I found the main character boring at best and the final ending to be infuriating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Suicide

Minor: Child death, Child abuse, and Abortion

mandi_lea's review

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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Abandonment, Death, Trafficking, Suicide, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Violence, Kidnapping, and Child death

btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Child death, Suicide attempt, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Medical content and Forced institutionalization

coatpocketcreature's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, and Suicide

Moderate: Grief and Homophobia

mfrisk's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This read was hit or miss for me - I enjoyed the strong women characters and the portrayal of complicated family relationships. I enjoyed the gothic elements and portrayal of the sea and the darkness it holds for our characters but this felt like it was building to something more and it just didn’t get there for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child death, and Suicide attempt

gg2019's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child death, Self harm, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol and Abandonment

lianavalente's review

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

golderest's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Murder

map_to_neverland's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

Book Details:
-Genre: Gothic Mystery/Thriller
-Setting: Cape Disappointment, WA
-features a generational curse and a Siren

Atmosphere
My favorite element of this book was the atmosphere. It is a gothic, suspenseful novel about a curse that is taking the lives of mothers in a family line. But, this book is definitely a slow burn. It is not full of jump scares, horror, and witches. Its set in a scenic area, but the setting is described in an eerie way.

Themes
One thing this book does really well is balance the story about the curse with discussing themes of mother/daughter relationships. It ends up bringing a level of emotion to the story that wouldn’t have been present if it only focused on the curse.

Overall
This was a really interesting book! It is important to know what to expect, as it is described as a haunting story that is part ghost story. This book is not a horror about ghosts or a story about witchcraft and magic, but contains a slower atmospheric  suspense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: War, Kidnapping, and Violence