Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

When the Sky Fell on Splendor by Emily Henry

4 reviews

kappafrog's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

This book started off so strong. Although it was a little hard to keep track of all the characters, I was really into the setting and the mystery to start off with. However, as the story went on, more problems arose for me. We spend a lot of time inside the main character's head, but she's very defined by other family members with much more strongly characterized interests and dreams than anything she expresses. She ends up being very indistinct as a result.

The book's frenetic pace was a little frustrating at times, as it led to characters repeatedly losing the opportunity to convey important information to each other.

Then the ending had a lot of problems. I saw it coming from miles away that Wayne was going to be a tragic good guy instead of an evil one, but why was he leaving cryptic messages that said "I know"? That sinister action of his was never explained. The ramifications of the UFOs not being aliens at all could have been really interesting, but it was very rushed. Why do souls travel around in flying discs of gel? Why was Wayne taken away by the FBI?

In conclusion, this book had great potential but needed a lot of edits to get its point across better. I was left feeling anxious about all the unresolved plot holes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Abandonment, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death of parent, Medical trauma, Murder, Stalking, Violence, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, and Medical content

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, and Cancer

amberjackonski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Child death

imds's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Child death, Death, Abandonment, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Cancer

boneloose's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, and Vomit

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Medical content

Minor: Forced institutionalization