Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Ashes in the Snow by Ruta Sepetys

75 reviews

sapphicreaderlucy's review against another edition

challenging 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Death, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Genocide, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, War, Torture, and Gore

megs_baer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Torture, Gore, Grief, Police brutality, Trafficking, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Slavery, Classism, Colonisation, Hate crime, Racial slurs, War, and Child death

arlingtonchamberofgay's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, War, Gun violence, and Child death

Moderate: Alcohol, Excrement, Antisemitism, Blood, Grief, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

ioanabooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child death, and Police brutality

Moderate: Slavery, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Suicide, and War

fairy_gardenn's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

such an important and beautiful book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, and Child death

kenderful's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

Minor: War

bailey63's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child death, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual assault, Genocide, Blood, Excrement, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Death, Slavery, Death of parent, and War

lesenilpferd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Deportation, Torture, Death of parent, Death, Genocide, Gore, Violence, and War

lena_margarethe's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Deportation, Genocide, Violence, and Child death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical content, and Hate crime

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and War

pammicmac's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death of parent, Death, Murder, Violence, Genocide, Deportation, and Child death

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault