Reviews tagging 'Grief'

On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis

7 reviews

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Death, Grief, Ableism, Confinement, and Self harm

Minor: Racism, Transphobia, and Deadnaming

Natural disasters.

tokagelizard's review

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-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

 At the end of the world, should only "useful" people get to survive? 

It's 2035 and the date of the comet strike is known. The lucky ones and the rich ones have permanent shelters or spaceships. When Denise and her mom are late to get to their temporary shelter, a twist of fate lands them aboard a private spaceship still on the ground for repairs. The ship only wants passengers who are useful. So autistic Denise needs to devise a way to get her and her addict mom permanently on the passenger list, as well as find her missing sister who is somewhere out there in the post-apocalyptic landscape. 

This was a gripping story with a unique and sympathetic protagonist. It was relatable and refreshing for me to see the world through the eyes of Denise and her autism. (I literally stayed up late 2 hours to finish it so it wouldn't be distracting me at work the next day.) 

The writing was excellent and the author really got me invested in the world, and I was not disappointed in the ending. 

If you are looking to pick up an exciting semi-sci-fi / apocalyptic story with human depth and diverse characters, I highly recommend this! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Ableism, and Addiction

hawksrye's review

tense

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Self harm, Grief, Abandonment, Ableism, Blood, Medical content, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Animal death, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Alcohol and Deadnaming

main character has self-injurous stims (thumping head against things, skin picking)

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Ableism, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, and Violence

Flooding Tsunami

saffyre's review

adventurous emotional hopeful sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Ableism, Addiction, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death

Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Transphobia, Animal death, and Racism

Minor: Blood and Self harm

penofpossibilities's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

The first half of this book is slow and stiff, plotwise. The side-characters are not as developed as I would have liked to see, but I liked their potential. I loved Denise, the main character- the autism rep is immaculate and spot on! You can tell this is an own-voices book. I adored the trans rep as well, and the sibling relationship was very well written. A lot of Denise's experiences are very relatable and it makes me happy and emotional to know that alot of people might feel less alone because of this book and this character :') <3.

Towards the end of the book, the pacing of the plot picks up as well, which was a relief and I'd dare say that this book is worth it for the last few chapters alone. 
However, the majority of this book was rather on the boring side, and the storyline cliché enough that it could not intrigue me that much. I did like the writing style, allthough it might have been a bit too inconsitent in places (from plain to very flowery in a heartbeat..).

Overall I do recommend this, perhaps on audiobook 2x speed this would be better suited though (?)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Addiction

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Violence, Ableism, Self harm, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use, Transphobia, Confinement, Cursing, and Gore

puttingwingsonwords's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Grief

Moderate: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical content, Blood, and Gore

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Racism, Transphobia, and Xenophobia