Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon

5 reviews

ladycranstonkc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Violence, Abandonment, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Infertility, and Child death

Minor: Vomit

florizona's review

emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Violence, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Vomit, Miscarriage, Gun violence, and Forced institutionalization

a_novel_craving's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Confinement, Cancer, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Animal death, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Terminal illness

mflynn8908's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Perfect story to read during winter. Reading it at night added to the creepy atmosphere and kept me on edge. Several times this story had me turning on the light and closing my closet door. Perfect story telling! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Murder, Death, Child death, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cancer, Gore, Car accident, Animal cruelty, Violence, and Gun violence

chellbear's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Body horror, and Abandonment