Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Haunting in the Arctic by C.J. Cooke

2 reviews

pvp_niki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death, Grief, Murder, Rape, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Suicide

Minor: Vomit, Homophobia, Colonisation, Abortion, and Alcohol

sosh91's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

After sitting with this book for a while I feel I may have rated it too harshly at the beginning.

The imagery this book created was beautiful, it’s an easy page turner and it reignited my love for the power of the ocean and the secrets it keeps. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Grief, Rape, and Death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Animal death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, and Confinement