Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

23 reviews

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Violence, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Moderate: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Sexual content, Cursing, Biphobia, Bullying, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Gun violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

yush's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

The goods: I loved the plot of this story! I was drawn in and engaged throughout the novel.  

I think that was substantially due to   the amazing  writing style. I found that each character had a distinct voice and enjoyed seeing them come to light. 

I think the world in which the story was set was beautifully built and I throughly enjoyed exploring it. 

The bads: the characters. From a purely relatability stand point, I found the characters hard to connect with. They seemed very 1-dimensional- with each having seemingly one personality trait that they centred their lives around. There was no reflection on how certain decisions went against their own morality etc. 

This book was also a tough sell as the feminist read I thought it would be. While, on surface level it seems to preach girl power, the female characters were very much portrayed in a negative light. For example, the mothers of the main characters were all negligent (or abusive).  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, and Violence

elliesberrie's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Grief, Child death, and Bullying

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident and Alcohol

danicampbell0506's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, and Blood

annielovesbooks14's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• 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

5.0

This is the first book that has ever truly scared me. It was so creepy. I honestly had nightmares, but that's why I loved it. The Collector scares the crap out of me. The way Legrand describes him and how he stays alive is so vivd and terrifying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Child death

mamawantsbooks's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Acephobia/Arophobia, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Grief, and Violence

sameehaha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was addicting to read. I wish I had more thoughts to share but that's really all. I spent most of my free time reading this so I think that's a good enough review.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexual content, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Confinement, Bullying, and Animal death

Minor: Sexual violence and Acephobia/Arophobia

larabezzina's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Death of parent, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcohol and Vomit

blurrycat's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

charlieeee's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Death, Child death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal death

Minor: Alcoholism