Reviews tagging 'Grief'

We Were Liars Deluxe Edition by E. Lockhart

459 reviews

chesabiblio's review against another edition

2.0

mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Fire/Fire injury

scarlettemcabee's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

ib31's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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So at first it was a little difficult to get used to the writing style. However, once I got into the plot of the book, I couldn’t put the book down. The plottwist at the end wasn't completely unexpected, but it still came unexpectedly and shocked me. It's a beautiful story that shows what a dramatic event can do to a person and really gets you emotionally. It also shows how the world of wealthy people who are seemingly so perfect also has flaws!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Grief, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism

Minor: Alcohol, Classism

geckotigerwolf's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Grief, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Dementia

mayllomi's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious sad

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I liked the writing style, especially the way emotions were sometimes conveyed through physical pain and analogies but big plot twist was somewhat obvious

not the dogs dying :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Fire/Fire injury

sabrinabeschke's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit

antonia123's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief

Minor: Suicide attempt

mackenzie073's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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I liked the writing style of this book, the plot just wasn’t it for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

eleasofia's review against another edition

4.0

emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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it was a quick and easy read, compelling enough to get through fast. the book drew me in right from the first chapter and i liked the fast pacing of the first 10-20%. then it slowed, which made me impatient at first. then, once i had gotten used to the new pace, it suddenly picked up again in the end, which felt a bit off again. but overall the pace was okay. the writing itself was okay too - sometimes trying to be beautiful and poetic but it didn't resonate with me much. i also didn't connect to the characters well enough to be emotional in the end, even though i'm very prone to crying over books. it's the typical kind if book where you're trying to solve the mystery at the same time as the main character is also getting more and more information. the hints and sings are very obvious, but it took me a while to figure out what they meant. i caught on a bit before the big twist was revealed, which is just perfect in my opinion. but now that i know the twist i wouldn't particularly enjoy reading the book again i think. i don't feel like i missed important clues, which is something that makes me want to re-read books with lots if clues and a twist. it's a good book overall, but to me it's not a great one because it didn't move me much. it's not something i will be thinking about for long.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Racism, Grief, Fire/Fire injury

annilane's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Racism, Grief