Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

11 reviews

sweetstar229's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal death

Moderate: Alcoholism and Eating disorder

Minor: Child death

sallytiffany's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

It was interesting. I liked the concept of the heroes of the story and then there being the average kids. But it moved really slowly especially at the end and I wasn’t a big fan of the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Car accident

Moderate: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Child death, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cancer

cosmicsapphic's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Car accident, and Medical content

fancyfroggie's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

5.0

i really loved this book. only thing is it deals with mental health very seriously so if you're not in a good place mentally you should not read it, it will not be good for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, War, Fire/Fire injury, and Self harm

milliemoo207's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

was a meh book tbh not bad not entirely great it cool concept tho but was completely wasted by thr author

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Eating disorder

booksthatburn's review against another edition

I wanted to like this, but I generally don't like YA contemporary, and once all the weird/magic/superhero stuff is confined to brief glimpses and chapter headings, it leaves an interestingly framed YA contemporary novel where crushes, school dances, and ongoing parental neglect are the big stakes. I'm not interested in those stakes, but if you are then this might work for you. The depiction of OCD was realistic in a way that might be triggering for anyone else who has it, including a lot of ideation. I haven't read anything else I can recall with such a realistic portrayal of this condition, so I liked that inclusion, but that wasn't enough to hold my interest (especially when that started getting stressful for me). It has a very irreverent tone which is used for everything from crush woes to discussions of current and past trauma, so please check the CWs before proceeding. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Self harm

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Ableism, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Dementia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, and Gore

Minor: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Vomit, and Excrement

skydragxn's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Child death, Death, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

grizzlysnack's review against another edition

0.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder and Mental illness

Minor: Child death, Death, and Murder

mikaelaandherbooks's review against another edition

funny mysterious 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

3.5

The Rest of Us Just Live Here had so many great elements to it - perspective from the kids who aren't "the chosen ones", discussion around mental health and eating disorders, strong sibling relationships, and a fun writing style, where "the chosen one" storyline is included with short paragraphs at the beginning of each chapter.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Alcoholism

Minor: Child death, Death, and Murder

olivedean's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cursing, Cancer, Drug use, and Child death