Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Rain City Lights by Marissa Harrison

4 reviews

meganmsmart's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Won this in a story graph giveaway.

I overall liked it but the parts with Sasha and Tommy felt a bit queer-baity to me. I didn't really understand why Monti loved Sasha but all the characters are flawed in their own ways and the exploration of their flaws are a main theme of the book. I wouldn't say they were likeable, but they were human. 

I think the author has a lot of promise for any future works but maybe more care could be taken with LGBTQ+ identities and stuff. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gore

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Incest, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Self harm, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Addiction, Racism, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Stalking, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Homophobia, Drug use, and Child abuse

pizzapie's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

The book was written fine. I just really didn't like the romance because it was very toxic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Alcoholism, Addiction, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Murder, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Death and Death of parent

lauraloudmouth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, Homophobia, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Rape, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, and Physical abuse

proceduralbob's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Misogyny, Murder, Car accident, and Biphobia