Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

How to Make Friends with the Dark by Kathleen Glasgow

99 reviews

josiebug's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative 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

3.5

I liked it way more than girl in pieces, not sure why it’s less popular 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, and Abortion

jai_martin's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Abortion

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b0tecia's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

kathleen glasgow is my favourite, 5/5 star feeling after reading this. just make sure you check the trigger warnings before reading 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Death of parent

britt_zonnebloempit's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

catherine_g_96's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I loved this book much. It so beautifully discussed grief, loss, trauma, the foster care system, and other important topics. It was such an emotional story, and so well put together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Alcohol

janika96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Definetly a tearjerker.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit

millysnoe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

emomixtape's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.5

I absolutely loved this. Dinged half a star because some of it felt a touch preachy, but overall an excellent exploration of grief. Glasgow is amazing at really tapping into and acknowledging pain and offering hope that doesn't feel sugar-coated. Also, horses do help cure most things.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abortion and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide

esmorii's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, Vomit, and Car accident

Minor: Abortion

sirtouperine's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent