Reviews tagging 'Child death'

I fell in love with hope by Lancali

52 reviews

jor_dy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

i really Did Not like the writing style however i SOBBED at the end so (award for most devastating book i’ve ever read goes to)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Death, Grief, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Medical content, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Homophobia

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Vomit

definitely look up trigger warnings beforehand !! ik there’s a brief list in the very very beginning of the book, and i’m sure there’s lists online too. i tried to put as many as i could remember, but my ranking of severity (especially for the moderate and minor tws may be off)

cianarae's review against another edition

hopeful sad slow-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? No

3.0

This was a little too slow, wordy, and dramatic for me. Especially the dialogue. The big reveal at the end was not quite a big enough payoff for how much they hinted at it throughout the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Self harm, Blood, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Death, Child abuse, Homophobia, Child death, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape

hannah_grace5484's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

One of my favorites now. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Self harm, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Medical trauma, Medical content, and Child death

It's a heartwrenching book that deals with a lot of difficult topics, but in a way in which it doesn't glorify it.

gargs's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Vomit, Rape, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Eating disorder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Violence, Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Self harm, Abandonment, Body shaming, Cancer, and Homophobia

fanboyriot's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

I knew this book was going to be heartbreaking to read—and I was right.  However, it was also funny and all so wholesome at times too.  The writing was truly beautiful to read to learn their stories and to read lines in the book that felt all too relatable at times.  Just a nice found family doing their best to live their lives to the fullest for however long they can.  It was truly a lovely read.

Queer Rep
Found Family
Hurt/Comfort 
Mental Health Rep
Beautiful Writing Style

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Cursing

Minor: Rape, Gaslighting, Ableism, Death of parent, and Vomit

fairybekie's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Suicide, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Abortion, Blood, Bullying, Gaslighting, Child death, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Fatphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Cancer, and Death

garyashi_'s review

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.75

read this if you want to sob your eyes out while reading the most poetic proses ever. my heart broke for all of our characters, for their unfulfilled dreams, for their heartbreaks and their lost chance at their wonderful lives. 
the characters were wholesome and broken, their close knit bond made me love them even more. lancali's writing was gorgeous and metaphorical. it's full of purple prose and sometimes it did feel a bit too much but it's also that made me feel all the feels. the book felt a bit dragged in a few places and that's why it wasn't a full five stars. 
the book discusses the inner monologue of chronically I'll people, how they want to be seen as them and not as a sick person, how they become "the disease's pet" and how time and death steal their lives. the narrative style is a bit unique in the sense that we don't really know who is the narrator till the end of the book and that keeps the reader curious. it's a "now-then" narration and that also was successful in grasping the reader's attention. the story was skillfully structured and it's quite commendable for a debut story. apart from a few pacing issues this was a perfect story for me. the characters and their stories, their spirit- everything felt so intimate. sam, hikari,neo,C, sony will always have my heart and i will always shed a tear thinking about their tragic yet beautiful lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Medical content, Self harm, Mental illness, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying and Car accident

Minor: Child death

attar_2665's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This book is hauntingly beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Suicide, Child death, Child abuse, Bullying, Rape, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

reaperwrites's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

That happened I guess.

I urge anyone who considers reading this book to check the content warnings beforehand. Although there are some at the beginning of the book, I did not expect the depictions to be so constant. This is a long read, so please take breaks if you need or leave it unfinished.

Overall, this book wasn't what I thought it would be based on the synopsis or the author's marketing. I can understand why so many people love it, but it just seemed to drag on and on. The ending wasn't satisfying to me, although I can't really think of another ending. All in all, I think this book just wasn't for me.

If you're looking for something similar, I recommend the book The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin (5 stars). If you happen to enjoy anime, the narrator, Sam, reminded me of Fushi from To Your Eternity (4 stars).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Medical content, Eating disorder, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, and Child death

Minor: Rape and Death of parent

defeating_my_demons's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Self harm

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Gore, Homophobia, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape