Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Push by Ashley Audrain

711 reviews

valeriedittrich's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

i think about this book all the time

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Child death

kendrajbean's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Child death and Child abuse

khowick24's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

sarakeepshersanity's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is going to be one that stays with me. This is my second book by Ashley Audrain and the way she approaches motherhood with such open brutal honesty, this book particularly about the darker harder parts. This book is emotional, at times I resonated with it as other times I was horrified and devastated. It's... a lot...but it's also engaging. I couldn't stop listening (beautiful narration as well on the audiobook). 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

vnavarro's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Self harm, Pregnancy, Suicide, Abortion, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Infertility, and Bullying

sare1125's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pregnancy, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness

j_strath's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Self harm, and Blood

Moderate: Vomit and Suicide

clarahooyer's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Really, really liked it, but was a little offput by the pacing.

The book starts off making me think every problem is the result of the main character being a bad mother. Eventually I started to realize the book meant for the child to be evil. It felt like the book changed halfway through from being a story about generational abuse, to a story about an all out evil child that the mother can't be blamed for. It was very thought provoking( which I like), but I was left wondering how the author intended me to interpret the story. I think that, as a book about abuses cycles, it is almost too extreme in its evolution. However, if viewed as a book about an evil child, than it properly explores all the environmental factors that cause the child to become the way she is.

Definitely a book I will be thinking about for a while.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Death, Abortion, Grief, Mental illness, and Cursing

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Infertility, Abandonment, Miscarriage, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

jbigelow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

laur_astor's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book kept me on the edge of my seat! I was really enthralled but then lost my interest toward the end because it ended kind of abruptly and it felt a little predictable. I was hoping we would get some other perspective outside of Blythe because I thought she was unreliable. But overall, I really enjoyed the audiobook!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, Abandonment, and Pregnancy