Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister

7 reviews

zalouis's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Animal death, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Classism, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

mdavis26's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Child abuse, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

em_daydreaming's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Domestic abuse and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Animal death

dmariefern's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

3.75

I loved the story but once the main character reconnected with old family members I got lost a bit… I also found the ending odd — or rather it didn’t end how I’d hope.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Death of parent

laheath's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-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

4.0

Honestly, I wasn't sure what was going on when I first started this book. It seemed to be leaning unexpectedly toward magical realism, which was disappointing, and I almost gave up. It was just so different from what I had previously read and liked by this author. I'm glad I finished it though because it ended up being a beautifully written story about finding out who you are and then choosing who you want to be. For those with a strong association of scents tied to memories, like me, the descriptive writing is especially powerful and the details of fragrances later in the book are intriguing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Child abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Kidnapping

Minor: Pregnancy

jennikreads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Cancer

teri_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death