Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Liefdesbrieven aan de Sterren by Ava Dellaira

5 reviews

merlesstorys's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring slow-paced

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

2.0

This book was a tough ride.

The writing style was really painful for me (because it was so slow and the letters didn’t really help me feel immersed) but at the same time Laurel‘s story was quite beautiful.

If it weren’t for the slowness of the book and how I really didn’t get to connect with anyone in this book, I may have given it more stars, but 2 feel right to me right now.

This book felt quite therapeutic though, even if it’s just in the knowledge of that I‘m happy I‘m not as depressed and traumatized as Laurel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Grief, Abandonment, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Rape, Suicide, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent, Dementia, Car accident, Child death, and Violence

eliie's review against another edition

I personally found the content too heavy going to cope with, and decided to prioritise my mental health :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Death, Grief, Sexual assault, and Child death

Minor: Lesbophobia

yosoyjuju'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

4.0

Este libro representa un verdadero coming-of-age. La historia es algo impactante, pero se desarrolla lentamente, así que es posible disfrutarlo. Muy buenas frases y expresa verdades de la vida de un adolescente, y de la vida en general. Me gustó mucho.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Deportation, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Biphobia

sjones08's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Child death, Drug use, and Lesbophobia

christinakann's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Suicide