Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Haven't They Grown by Sophie Hannah

30 reviews

emmaraeempowered's review against another edition

DNF-ing. This book is awful. I cannot suffer through it anymore. The story just walks in circles the whole time. I basically read the summary of the book every other chapter. The mystery did not progress. There was a random completely unnecessary scene that I actually called my sister and vented to her about it. (We're reading it together) and we both decided enough is enough!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage and Child death

auteaandtales's review

dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

oliviajoreads's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Murder, Death, and Child death

Minor: Rape and Miscarriage

anna_mayes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

Perfect Little Children by Sophie Hannah 

 

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 

 

“If we never make any changes that scare us at first, we end up missing out.” 

 

I don’t know what I expected from Perfect Little Children, but this was not it. I liked the beginning and I liked the end, but I feel like I could have gone without 75 pages in the middle. The story got repetitive. Like yes, the narrator might not be super reliable. I get it. But do we need to keep going back and forth?? Perfect Little Children was hard to get through and took me way longer than it should have. The twist at the end became predictable, but I did enjoy it so I won’t complain about that too much. I feel like there should have been something else to the plot or it should have been shorter. Overall, I was disappointed, but I did like about half of the book. 

 

I recommend this for those who are new to thrillers and want something that isn’t too psychological. 

 

Content Warnings: Abuse, Murder, Child Death, Sexual Assault

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Child death

kasey_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape

leggatkat's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Ableism, Child death, Racism, and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage, Abortion, Self harm, Drug use, Suicide, and Rape

iinavarro's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Abandonment, Murder, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Violence, and Stalking

thebooseller's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book, which I finished in a day, has excellent pacing and a nice edge-of-your-seat factor. The end falls a little flat, though, due to its shaky reasoning, but the book is still a worthwhile read if you're in a rut.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Domestic abuse

elizabethchoi's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Murder, and Emotional abuse

hilarylouise's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Sexual assault, Rape, and Racism