Reviews

How to Make Friends with the Dark by Kathleen Glasgow

karfiol's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

pavii_tra's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, and Alcohol

erikathomas998's review

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

jettplane's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

So much potential, terrible portrayal of characters. Grandmothers should not be allowed to write as current age teenagers. STOP USING EMOJIS AND HASHTAGS IN BOOKS.

diasdeveranomp3's review against another edition

4.0

me ha gustado mucho, no ha sido tan triste como esperaba aunq me ponía en la piel de tiger y me daban muchas ganas de llorar

laurra_'s review against another edition

5.0

I'm not crying you are

book_worm23's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

It just wasn’t for me. It’s extremely slice of life. I think I wasn’t that invested in Tiger and her grief for her mother, because we don’t really see the two bonding or how her mother was a good one. Maybe if you’re younger the story might appeal to you. For me I found it a bit repetitive and self-indulgent. 

anxiousartsyself's review against another edition

4.0

Kathleen Glasgow does it again with this book. She really has a way of getting you inside the characters head and feel what they are feeling. This story of love and loss really makes you think about what you have in your own life and what others may have lost and vice versa. A grief so tangible it hurts to read but at the same time you don’t want to stop reading it.

janatuerlich_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

h3li0s's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0