Reviews tagging 'Child death'

A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill

4 reviews

a_novel_craving's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Cancer, Child death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

amck's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Cancer, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Child death

redus_reuse_recycle's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Terminal illness

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion

keen's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

For the Hamill's first novel, this was great. I read this book without fully reading the summary, so that was a big ride to go through. I had no idea where things would go. Throughout the book I felt tense, literally shaken, happy, and like I was going to cry. I enjoyed the smooth transitions from section to section, chapter to chapter, and year to year.  Eunice is also a character I related to so much it made finishing the book painful at times. I'm not happy with how some characters ended up, but I'm fine with it. It's a book that feels very realistic with how not everything can be wrapped up in a neat and tidy bow, which makes me more sad than disappointed.

Usually I don't reread books, but I can see myself rereading/skimming through to see what I missed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Suicide, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Child death and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia and Hate crime