Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris

32 reviews

rencollins's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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

5.0

I truly loved this book. It's such a compelling story of people being people and just trying to make it through hard and messy lives. It reaffirms that we're all making the best decisions we can at a given moment, and that people can do heinous things and the world has to find a way to keep spinning. 

For the whole book, I really didn't know how I wanted it to resolve, and that was so fun. I love a book I can't predict. And whew, the resolution was so satisfying! I could have kept listening for another hour of storyline, but that's just because I loved the story and characters so darn much. Highly highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Death of parent

chelle22's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Suicide, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, Pregnancy, Cancer, Violence, Abortion, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

soph_ship's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.5

Not sure how I feel about the premise. Feels icky at some points and quite unrealistic for most of it. Writing was fine.

Would absolutely never recommend to survivors of sexual assault. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Sexual content, Cancer, and Grief

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

Minor: Car accident

cowsaymuh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.5

Quaint and sweet, very fun sweet read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

larareads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Child death, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion, Grief, and Cancer

Minor: Violence and Car accident

snickademous's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Cancer, Death, Grief, Medical content, and Sexual assault

Minor: Car accident, Medical content, and Abortion

srjennings's review against another edition

hopeful relaxing sad fast-paced

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

3.5

It was an easy, light, enjoyable read. A lot of things seemed very unrealistic or improbable, but looking beyond that, the story was interesting because of the character'  relationships and the themes   of family, forgiveness and trauma.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Violence, and Sexual content

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

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

4.25

I found this book on Libby's "Everyone Reads" program.  It was a beautiful and thoughtful book on trauma and the power to survive and forgive in order to move on with one's life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Confinement, Classism, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

bookdragonkatie's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Cancer, Terminal illness, Rape, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Child death

Minor: Suicide

magdalena_rose's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Death of parent