Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Flock by Kate Stewart

41 reviews

crinkledmochi's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.0

This book is one huge white savior complex…. 

All the men in this book are just huge red flags walking. The main character is 19 for majority of the book very young compared to the men she’s dating/interacting with. Again she is of ‘legal’ age but it’s still very weird. Plus there’s also a relationship hinted between these two side characters that is also on the creepy side as well because they grew up seeing this person. 

I feel like the characters in this book try to be woke so bad and just completely miss the mark, and not only is the main character kinda prejudice it just contradicts the whole story’s forced narrative.  The men don’t tell her anything and she follows along like a lost puppy (the irony…). The ending was also lackluster in my opinion and I knew from the beginning what direction this would probably go and the execution was not good. 

One thing however that I found like-able was the writing style, it felt real and the emotions the characters expressed you could definitely feel from the pages. I definitely feel like the characters in the book could be real life people, everything felt realistic to an extent like people just suck. I wasn’t too sure going into the book if the writing was going to be any good since a lot of booktok recommendations have some of the most illiterate pieces of work I’ve ever read. I was pleasantly surprised. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Cancer, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, and Car accident

niyahneal's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Drug use

Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Cursing

itoriseva's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail

fireheart_2010's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Drug use

unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

2.0

You’re probably looking for a plot synopsis because the blurb on this book does not give what it is supposed to give. Here you go: 

Cecelia Horner is an 18 (almost 19) year old woman who has been forced to move in with her very wealthy father who owns a factory in Triple Falls North Carolina for a year before she can claim her inheritance.

She meets Sean Roberts her first day at work at her father’s factory. Then she meets Dominic King and things get interesting. Sean and Dominic are hiding a lot of things from everyone except for their very close group of friends who all have the same tattoo of a Raven. There are also lots of classic cars, hiking and parties.

This is a coming of age/sexual awakening story set in a small town with an anti-establishment twist. 

The main characters are all kind of terrible and a little stupid. There is a lot of explicit sex and it’s well done, but the relationships are super toxic, there is a lot of lying and some scenes could be triggering if you have issues with emotional abuse or gaslighting.

There is not an HEA or an HFN so it’s technically not a romance. But that’s what this book is about. Hope this is helpful! 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

rosie_books's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent

theshrew's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

arys_library's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Yeah I don’t even know what to say. It was amazing, I read it in almost one sitting (but I had to sleep). The first half of the book I was so frustrated. There were so many red flags that were ignored and it seemed like the way the author was writing it made it feel glamorized. But when you get to the ending you realize why everything happened. And it doesn’t excuse these red flags but it makes it make sense. I went into the book blind and only read the blurb on the back which also told you barely anything about the book. But you should go into it blind. It’s a great book and I’m so confused at the end of it and I’m waiting for the second to come in the mail so I can continue. But just know it’s a great book, a romantic erotic suspense and look at trigger warnings. And then dive right in. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Vomit, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug use, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Abandonment, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, and Stalking

bryelle's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I read this book in a day. I loved the characters so much. Cecelia has to go live with her day to be able to get her inheritance and help her mom. She meets Sean the first day and they become inseparable. Cecelia has tension with Sean’s roommate, but Sean is okay with being poly. Cecelia grows to have a relationship with Sean and Dominic. But there is more to the story than just the love story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Cancer, Medical content, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent and Drug use

mypatronusisajedi's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, and Cancer

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Bullying, Alcohol, Violence, and Drug use