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Ashes in the Snow by Ruta Sepetys

27 reviews

a_walton18's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

maximauve's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, War, Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, Antisemitism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Suicide

serena_hien's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, and Grief

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Excrement, and Alcohol

sofmar917's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Amazing book and incredibly sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Vomit, Violence, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical content, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Bullying, Blood, Antisemitism, and Ableism

solaris_zip's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

The first book I have ever read from Sepetys was “salt to the sea” and I immediately fall in love with the writing style, the character, the flow of the words. Today I had the pleasure of finishing “between shades of grey “ and it did not disappoint. From the writing, to the character development Sepetys always knows what she is doing. The story is heartbreaking and inspiring at the same time, you can feel Lina’s emotions on your own skin. The desire of freedom, that little spark of hope that never fully dies in her. The book shows, in a way or another, just a small portion of what 1000, it not more, people had to go through during WW2. And how those events scarred them and the generations to come. The book itself brings awareness to something that should be spoken more about, not just the moral of the book per se, but also about the tragic situation that those people where put in. What they went trough, what they had to see, what they had to leave behind and what they have lost in between. Rita Sepetys never fails to amaze me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, and Slavery

brookey8888's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative tense fast-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

5.0

“Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brother's was worth a pocket watch.”


This book broke my heart. This is a very important book to me though because I am Lithuanian and my great grandmother was born there. I learned a lot. Like I didn’t even know this happened and it disgusts me. Like how did the world come to that? Everyone should read this!! I’m going to be shoving this down everyone’s throat telling them to read it.

Reread
I honestly enjoyed this more the second time. I think it’s because of the state of the world. I just love all the characters and how strong they are. I just can’t believe this even happened. I loved how these people found happiness or hope in little things to keep going. It’s very inspirational. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicide, Blood, Bullying, Colonisation, Death of parent, Excrement, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child death, Confinement, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and War

my_username's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Violence, Torture, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Murder, Rape, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Abortion

TRIGGER WARNING: One of the characters mother needs to prostitute herself to save her son. That was honestly the hardest part for me to read