Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Good Girls by Claire Eliza Bartlett

8 reviews

cecinamo's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

3.75

I really liked the story idea and the sapphic couple, but overall the book dragged a bit at some points. It was still an enjoyable read and an interesting mystery! 
The book did have a lot of heavy topics though, like rape, assault, murder and homophobia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Misogyny, Murder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Biphobia, Cursing, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, and Toxic relationship

thebookpaiges's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Alcohol, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Biphobia

Minor: Body shaming

cassie_books8's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Eating disorder, Grief, Biphobia, Death, and Drug use

theastj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Grief, Sexual violence, and Gun violence

lightlyteal's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Grief

bella_cavicchi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

Oh, how I wanted to love this more than I did! While I admire its intention, I thought it was poorly executed, hindered by jarring switches in perspective and stereotypical characters. It reads so much like a Riverdale or Pretty Little Liars season that I have to wonder if it'd be better suited to television. A bummer!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Drug use, and Eating disorder

kelsireads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

meghanwilloughby's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

This book didn't speak to me as much as I thought it would. I think the cover is adorable, but I don't enjoy how the book is written. I'm tired of the can't-come-out-as-gay trope, I live that in my everyday life so reading about it is not enjoyable. I know the novel isn't focused on the queer relationship, but the cover insinuates the book is mainly about that relationship when it is a minuscule part.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Rape