Reviews tagging 'Child death'

A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard

5 reviews

olivia_v's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

I loved all the characters and the different dynamics. 
I think it was a good representation of anxiety and how it can manifest for some people. 
I enjoyed the writing styles, and the sign language was really well incorporated (especially liked the chapter numbers having the BSL instructions above them). 
Steffi’s mum did wind me up sometimes as I felt she was quite oppressive and discouraging of Steffi. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death and Child death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, and Sexual content

courtnoodles's review

emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.0

2.5

Steffi and Rhys were cute, but other than that, nothing happened.

Also Tem sucks.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death, Alcohol, Child death, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident and Grief

quinn22's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Mental illness

booksarefriends_notfood's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Grief, and Mental illness

foreverinastory's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

Read as the August #WickAndJaneBookClub pick on Instagram, the theme was d/Deaf/Hard of Hearing MC.

Rep: female MC with anxiety and selective mutism, deaf male love interest (possibly BIPOC, described as brown skin), MC's female best friend is unspecified BIPOC and possibly a refugee (best guess at ethnicity is Somalian based on last name). Several side character are deaf and use sign language, Syrian male side character.

CWs: Ableism, alcohol consumption (some underage), gaslighting, grief, mental illness (anxiety), panic attacks/disorders, bullying, child death, car accident, infidelity, sexual content, racism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Car accident, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Racism