Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

130 reviews

franklola's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

tanyafrey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Rape and Sexual harassment

oz2021's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Pregnancy

thehmkane'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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

upperjackpain's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Biphobia, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Police brutality

Minor: Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

rebwenhall's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

I couldn’t stop reading this. The complexities of family dynamics is beautifully written 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

I would like to add trigger warning for adopted people, displaced people, and first/birth parents.

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

spredmore's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Colonisation

solenekeleroux's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Biphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

zwe's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.75

I really loved this book. It was so beautifully written and the characters were you really care for. It didn’t take long to get into at all it’s so engaging at every moment. There were a lot more twists than I was expecting and they were all very well done and actually made sense for the plot. Byron annoyed me for most of the book but that’s fine everyone else made up for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail