Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Show Us Who You Are by Elle McNicoll

23 reviews

thissuitbyrnesbetter's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

lettuce_read's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, and Ableism

Moderate: Bullying and Death of parent

nanc_282's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

Really enjoyed this story which tackles big themes of neurodiversity, bereavement and the ethics of AI. My favourite Elle McNicholl story so far, probably because I’m a sci-fi fan. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Death of parent, Bullying, and Medical content

tea_at_mole_end's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Medical content

willowtree7's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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

4.75

Oh my god wow. I finished A Kind of Spark and was keen on reading more of Elles work and picked this up next. I wasn’t really sure what to expect and I didn’t read into the synopsis to know what I was in for. 

not sure how much or what will end up being spoiled ahead, but using the tags for safety. At first I loved that the main character in this book was also autistic. I love seeing more autism representation in literature, especially positive. 

I was not prepared for what happened to Adrien. It wasn’t like a huge out of left field moment, but I still wasn’t expecting it to happen when it did. I’m so glad he made it out okay. Even if he didn’t, Cora grew so much from his accident that I feel like she’d matured enough to better handle his passing if she needed it. 

This book messed me up just as much as AKOS. Would highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Ableism, Cancer, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent

cole_louise's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Death

katiewhocanread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, Medical content, and Bullying

ashylibrarian's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

This book has the potential to be something exceptional for readers. 

I was hesitant about the book in the beginning because it started a bit slow for me, but the themes and values throughout the book hold true to the overarching message: Love who you are, always, no matter what. 

I adored the characters of Cora and Adrian. Their friendship was special and unique and McNicoll did a great job creating depth and texture. This is one thing, if done right, that I really appreciate about middle-grade stories. The friendships can be so powerful.

I appreciate Adrian's outlook on life and the way he so unapologetically encourages and supports Cora.

Adrian's mother - love her.  

And Cora, a truly strong, powerful female main character. I enjoyed her development throughout the book and feel that her character has the ability to spark inspiration among young readers. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cancer, Death of parent, Ableism, and Gaslighting

Minor: Car accident and Medical content

readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

This is another heart-felt story from Elle McNicholl about friendship, loss, grief, and hope. I really enjoyed how uplifting this was and, having come to terms with a slightly bittersweet ending, was very pleasantly surprised by the happy ending we got.

Content warnings for car accident, family death, grief. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Death of parent

someonelikeblue's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Ableism

Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Death of parent, Bullying, Medical content, and Gaslighting