Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

All the Little Raindrops by Mia Sheridan

22 reviews

hellandhogwarts's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, Child death, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Rape, Torture, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Mental illness, Classism, Murder, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, and Toxic relationship

cassg's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Confinement, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Death of parent

thechaoticreader_'s review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

started off really strong & straight to the point which i wasn’t expecting! the beginning was good but it started slowing down for me towards middle & picked back up in the end. it sort of got a little confusing towards the end on how things played out. not a lot of romance just a sprinkle. two people who trauma-bond & eventually accepted it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Torture, Sexual assault, Rape, Confinement, and Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual content

hazel_lee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Rape, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Grief and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and Death of parent

abookbitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Murder, Self harm, Slavery, Gore, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, and Trafficking

linsliterarylove's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

OMG. This whole book is a trigger warning. Read with caution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Blood, Trafficking, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Gore, and Death

caitsullivan's review against another edition

dark 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: Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, Kidnapping, and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent and Rape

ariareadsalot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Trafficking

astoriareader's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

SYNOPSIS

• Two seniors in high school, Noelle & Evan, have been kidnapped. They are locked in cages, and they are part of a sadistic game. It also turns out that Noelle & Evan know each other, and their families don’t have the best past. This portion covers about the first third of the book.
• After they get out, some time passes in the book, and they reunite to try to figure out who was behind it all.

MY THOUGHTS

• This was actually pretty bad. I wouldn’t call it a psychological thriller. It fits more in horror genre mixed with romance.
• Definitely check out trigger warnings because this book is A LOT. 
• If you’re into gratuitous violence & torture, this one may be for you. That’s not my thing, so I didn’t enjoy it.
• There isn’t much character development either. Characters felt very one-dimensional. Overall, the whole book fell flat for me. Not a satisfying ending. The romance between Noelle & Evan is just weird & based on trauma they went through together.
• So many tropes & cliches in this one. 
• About 99% of the plot is completely unbelievable.
• I also have a personal pet peeve with how many times the author used the phrase “took her virginity” re: Noelle. Virginity is a social construct. I mean, JFC, can we please stop using this phrase in 2024, particularly in reference to a teenage trafficking victim being raped?! 

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️skip it, unless you’re into gratuitous violence & misogynistic writing.

Thanks to Montlake and Netgalley for this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review. This book is out now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Misogyny, Trafficking, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Sexual content, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism and Pregnancy

bookishwithhou's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Trafficking, Child abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Torture, Rape, Murder, Confinement, and Pedophilia