Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Getaway by Lamar Giles

17 reviews

imstephtacular's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Gore, Gun violence, Cursing, Death, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Blood, Violence, Body horror, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Police brutality, War, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Dementia, Drug use, Confinement, Death of parent, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Grief, and Hate crime

Minor: Vomit, Deportation, Colonisation, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury

mals_reads's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Gore, Body horror, Classism, Racism, Slavery, Murder, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Suicide, Child death, Cannibalism, Dementia, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Torture, and Kidnapping

chaptersofchi's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Cannibalism

anniereads221's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Dementia, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Blood, Hate crime, Grief, Violence, Torture, Vomit, Racism, Confinement, Classism, and Body horror

Moderate: Slavery and Cannibalism

Lynching of BIPOC people

bitesizedbeet's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Murder, Racism, Gun violence, Classism, Hate crime, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Blood, Excrement, Physical abuse, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cannibalism, Classism, Confinement, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Death of parent, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Animal death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Blood, Death, Grief, Torture, and Murder

archaicrobin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, and Racism