Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson

8 reviews

rylin_marie's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

omggggg i love this series !!!

okay so for a while i shipped stevie and david, then stevie and nate, then stevie and hunter, and then overall picked david. 

the ellingham family is so dear to my heart i love them. and dottie epstein !! they all deserved sm better my heart breaks for them all. 

the only thing that annoys me is the stereotyping. this book automatically assumed all republicans are bad and racist and sexist which def isn’t true. i get there are DEFINITELY some people (not just republicans) like that and its completely disgusting bhr just assuming they all are is kinda annoying ? 

(if we’re being so fr i hated david for like 99% of the series and tbh im still not a huge fan 😭)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Torture, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Medical content, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, and Vomit

tangleroot_eli's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

A satisfying but not overly pat resolution to the mystery! Not a lot of David! MOOSE!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Child death

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Drug use, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent

themoodreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Cursing, Addiction, Death, Alcohol, and Child death

strongsun's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.5

Bit annoying nothing came up about the dna or whatever proof it was that Alice's estate had so stevie didnt technically solve the mystery

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Classism, Death of parent, Drug use, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Infidelity, and Gun violence

r_lynn13's review

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Such a good series. Everything was tied up in a believable bow. I cannot wait to read the companion books. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Death, Drug use, and Infidelity

Minor: Car accident, Alcoholism, and Blood

sankta_aleena's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

bookishgoob's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

this was definitely the BEST of the trilogy but as a whole the trilogy as a whole i think is 5 stars but this one is my favorite for sure. I love the relationship between all the characters and i think that Nate is autistic coded because he felt very on the spectrum to me (as someone on the spectrum) this book was so suspenseful and the dual timelines was really fun. such a good ending to the trilogy. i can’t wait to start the box in the woods and continue on in this universe with these characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

spacexgay's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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