Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker

7 reviews

lizardgod's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Bullying, Pregnancy, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Medical content, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, and Medical trauma

kingsteph's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Grief, and Bullying

Minor: Infertility

_leesey's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

It’s just a sad book to read, and heavy content.  The mix between Christie, Julia and Mollys chapters made the book flow quickly, but I felt like I couldn’t connect with any of the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

lou_o_donnell's review

challenging dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, and Confinement

hitnoises's review

dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Not the best book ever but certainly a solid one. The ending felt a bit abrupt to me and I probably wouldn't reread but I don't regret reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Child death, Abandonment, and Child abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Kidnapping, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Murder

annabulkowski's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Infertility, Child abuse, Death, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Violence, Child death, and Vomit

bethsiekierawalker's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Toxic relationship