Reviews tagging 'Grief'

For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing

9 reviews

linneak's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Suicide, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Classism, Cursing, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Infertility, and Drug use

valpuri's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility, Grief, Body shaming, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Stalking, Confinement, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Classism, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Alcohol and Forced institutionalization

chelsearose's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, Gaslighting, and Death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Drug use

angel_girl's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Murder, Grief, and Drug abuse

the_disreputable_dog's review

dark tense medium-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

4.5

This book was really good. It was a good anti-hero story, and I was reminded a lot of Macbeth. I enjoyed all the characters, and I enjoyed that many were unreliable narrators as well. They always keep things interesting. It felt like you enter this story only knowing about half the info, and then you're seeking info out right along with the characters. I also like that nobody is really all that innocent in this book. All in all, I would recommend it to anyone who likes anti-heroes, unreliable narrators, or very dark stories with plenty of death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Confinement, Death of parent, and Stalking

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Vomit, Suicide, and Classism

Minor: Infertility, Body shaming, Child abuse, Grief, and Alcoholism

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Grief and Medical content

kaysokaybookclub's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Stalking

Minor: Drug use and Suicide

alinwonderland's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Medical content, Mental illness, and Grief

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Suicide