Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Flock by Kate Stewart

41 reviews

kittkat's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.75

trilogie? nein, danke 😊 
dieses eine buch hat gereicht, ich will nichts mehr mit diesen figuren zu tun haben. cecelia, dominic und sean waren  so zweidimensional, dass es mich echt geschmerzt hat. 

die story an sich hatte eine interessante und sogar wirklich spannende grundlage, die dann aber leider schrecklich schwach ausgearbeitet wurde.
cecelia ist sehr naiv und führt sich teilweise so peinlich vor der ganzen „raben-gang“ auf, ich habe so viel second-hand embarrassment gespürt. 

am 27. juli habe ich bei 80% des buches in meine notizen geschrieben:

ich will das buch einfach nur noch verbrennen…

sean ist mittlerweile nur noch am gaslight, gatekeep, girlbossing

dominic ist nicht besser 

cecelia… ich kann nicht mehr mit ihrem „ich bin eigentlich nicht so eine“ DOCH GENAU SO EINE BISTE!!!!

ich glaub, man spürt meinen frust 🥲

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent, Cancer, and Misogyny

zc2's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

Okay the only thing I remember ab this book is she worked at a factory and when she turned 19 she explored relationships 😀 in a more intimate connection. These fellas kept big secret and now she is probs gonna die. The smut was nice the book just felt drawn out😊 👍🏼 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Sexual content, Cancer, Car accident, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Violence, and War

kat1105's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Cancer, and Drug use

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Alcoholism

caseybottiger's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent and Violence

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Mysterious. Spicy. Sweet. I liked this little coming of age non-traditional romance book. Can’t wait to start book two because the end of this one was a crazy cliffhanger. I love both the male protagonists, even though I know I shouldn’t. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Cancer, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

tachyon217's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Oh my goodness. Yall, I had my doubts. But, when they say this one is emotionally devastating, they aren't lying. So fantastic. Dirty, steamy, and wow. You won't regret reading this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Drug use

chelseylb1988's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Drug use

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Death and Death of parent

jwel5327's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent and Cancer

kerttuli's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, and Violence

jen1804's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Not at all well written sadly.
There are a few chapters which I really enjoyed and they are what boosts the rating of this book to a 3. But most of this read is confusing as hell. There’s keeping your audience in the dark in order to create some mystery, and then there’s making your audience so confused that they begin to question whether they’ve missed a whole chapter.
This book also time jumps a lot, it’s very fast paced and there’s large chunks of the timeline that we don’t get any narrative for which is a shame. 
I really like Dominic’s character and especially adored the rainy day scenes in bed with a book. Also the float scene is a yes from me🤪. Not a huge lover of the FMC Cecelia and not a fan of Sean if I’m honest, something about his vibe is just a bit off.
Overall this is a meh read and I wouldn’t recommend it to a friend, but it ends on a cliffhanger so annoyingly I now need to read the next one to fully understand what on Earth actually happened in book one.
Satisfactory ending? The chapters leading up to the ending are soooo chaotic and had me making a confused scowly face at the page for an extended period of time. But the ending itself is decent because it’s a cliffhanger.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Violence