Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

38 reviews

nataliebootlah's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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? No

4.0

After surviving a plane crash that killed every other passenger, including his family, twelve year-old Edward Adler has to learn how to cope with losing everything and starting completely over. 

This is a coming of age story, but with total devastation as the backdrop. It really tugs at the heartstrings. Not only do we get to witness the blossoming relationship of Edward and his neighbor, we also learn about the lives of the other passengers on the plane. What a whirlwind of emotions. 

“And it was possible that they were all crying a little.” Me too, Edward. Me too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Death, and Death of parent

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Infertility, and Grief

Minor: Gun violence, Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Addiction, and Drug abuse

lorit1227's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Death of parent, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

jen_again's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Grief, Infertility, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use and Suicide

katiejohns's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, and Child death

veronicatabor's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Child death

st61826's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Injury/Injury detail

g4bby's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

Heard about this book because of the new show, and it doesn’t disappoint. Some aspects I hope they keep, others not so much. The characters are very well-made, and their relationships broke me from the inside out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual content

bgoodbookclub's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This is one of those books that I've had on my TBR for YEARS and have always been excited to read. I'm not sure if it was the anticipation or what but this book was good, not great for me. I think the message is good and it's sweet but it just didn't hook me. I struggled finding the motivation to pick it up and read. 

Favorite quote: “What happened is baked into your bones, Edward. It lives under your skin. It’s not going away. It’s part of you and will be part of you every moment until you die. What you’ve been working on, since the first time I met you, is learning to live with that.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Child death, Death of parent, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, and Suicidal thoughts

carol_c26's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

I liked this book and at times it even made me giggle to watch Edward grow up. It wasn't life changing or thought provoking but it was quite sweet

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Child death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts