Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour

11 reviews

greylandreviews's review against another edition

sad fast-paced

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

2.75

This was okay but, it just didn't hit me hard in the feels like <i>Were Are Okay</i> did. I still think about that one a lot. The best way to describe this is trauma focused head space of girl aging out of the foster care system and going to a haunted house to face her past ghosts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident and Death

ash_ton's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

3.75

i'm so glad this didn't turn out to be cult-y

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Abandonment, Blood, and Death

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Medical content, Car accident, and Panic attacks/disorders

emminkirjakasa's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

This book was a fast read with beautiful language and a sprinkle of magical realism (my favorite). The story itself is quite sad, but has its moments of fun and beauty.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Vomit

Minor: Car accident

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Blood

Minor: Animal death and Car accident

there's a scene in the book where the main protag listens in on a couple having sex then masturbates to it this isn't exactly a tw warning for anything specific but the main protag was... weirdly possessive of a child in the story and not in a 'I see you as my kid and want to protect you way'

aquariusisms's review

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Death

Minor: Car accident

mswarning's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

3.75

 It felt a bit short and was over very quickly. There's a point where Mila wants to savor something and not rush things, and I wish that had been allowed to happen. Maybe the payoff would have been more substantial. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Alcohol, Animal death, and Car accident

megplant's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death

Moderate: Car accident

house_of_hannah's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

This was a very comforting read. I rather enjoyed how Nina LaCour spun this tale, and her writing feels cozy. I definitely want to check out her previous books. 

This book gets right into the story, and there isn't a lot of fluff here. Not much actually happens, as it has to do with how the character's work out their feelings about their pasts. I loved reading about the family that Mila was working for, and becoming a part of, though. They just seemed so sweet and supportive. It made me wish I had a family like that. Haha. 

This is quite a quick read, but it's so haunting, beautiful, and cozy that I think it's perfect for this time of year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment and Child abuse

Minor: Car accident, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

sneezy_5000's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Drug abuse

malloryfitz's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Physical abuse