Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean

3 reviews

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

A potential to turn into a 5 star if I continue to think about this book as much as I think I will. This made me stop and think. Massively. I loved this book and all the twists and turns. It wasn’t a book I expected to enjoy, but I really did. Picked this up by accident as I had just read “The Last Passenger” also by Will Dean. Another fantastic novel by him which gripped me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Addiction, Abandonment, Death of parent, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Deportation, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Blood, and Child abuse

shadymist's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Bullying, Addiction, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent

nialiversuch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Blood, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Pregnancy, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Ableism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Body horror, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Deportation, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Vomit, and Death of parent