Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Sadie by Courtney Summers

15 reviews

shreka's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Gore, Murder, Addiction, Pedophilia, Vomit, Rape, Grief, Stalking, Child death, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

cabeswaren's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Minor: Alcohol

gbyd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

horizonous's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This story - and especially Sadie as a character - will stay with me for a while.. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Death of parent, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

◦ Addiction = Heroin
◦ Alcohol = Underage drinking
◦ Death = Death of sibling
◦ Mental illness = Depression, PTSD

jmadey's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts