Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Call Your Daughter Home by Deb Spera

5 reviews

leafybee's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Racial slurs

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Child death, Pedophilia, Violence, and Slavery

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

stephaniiesunshine's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child death and Suicide

aimnorth's review

emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A book focusing on the unique way three mothers are intertwined. Focuses on the shortcomings of the mothers in motherhood amid things like great poverty, servitude, abusive partners, family secrets. Also focuses on the relationship between mothers and daughters and how often they fail one another while still loving one another. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Child death, and Slavery

Moderate: Pedophilia and Child abuse

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Pedophilia:

One of the major twists is finding out the reason the daughters no longer speak to their father is that he molested them. There is mention of finding children's panties and the man has interactions with other children in the book that hint at his motive, but no in text actions occur.

carareadsthebooks's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Terminal illness

giannacolo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Misogyny, Violence, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Child death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery