Reviews tagging 'Grief'

This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel

7 reviews

chemeducator's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Child abuse

Moderate: Death and Toxic friendship

Minor: Grief

crystal689's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Grief, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death

_savannahreads_'s review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death of parent, Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Terminal illness, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

shereadsmysteries's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Suicide, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Abandonment

Additional content details: Cults, cult mindset, brainwashing, assisted suicide

thelovelylibrarylady's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

While I have seen lots of people rave about This Might Hurt, it just didn't work for me. This book has some aspects that I usually love to read about including a fictional cult, a strained sibling relationship, and a New England setting. However, even my favorite topics/settings could not save this one. The plot for this story was all over the place and many of the resolutions felt contrived - especially the last scene of the book which was frankly ridiculous. I do still have Wrobel's debut novel, Darling Rose Gold, on my reading list, but I am in no hurry to pick it up after finishing this lackluster title.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

ohhthehorrors's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Abandonment, Body horror, Cancer, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, and Alcoholism

soobooksalot's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This Might Hurt takes some post-read pondering!
 Thank you to Simon & Schuster Canada and Netgalley for my eARC for review.
 The story begins with Natalie receiving an email about her sister Kit, from an anonymous someone from the Wildwood resort.
 Wildwood is contained on a private island in Maine, where guests must commit to six-month stays with no contact to the outside world. This is to achieve their "maximized selves" and improvement sessions are led by the mysterious Teacher. 
 Kit fled to Wildwood months earlier and has not been heard from since.
 There are some vague Dharma Initiative vibes here.
 The concept branches off from there, relaying Natalie and Kit's stories in differing timelines, as well as that of a character unlike anyone I've experienced in any book before.
 I was a huge fan of Stephanie Wrobel's debut novel, Darling Rose Gold. This Might Hurt didn't impact me the same way, but do know I couldn't put it down. Like, 2 a.m. reading sessions happening.
 The twisty plotlines left me with many questions, but it's one I won't stop thinking about anytime soon.
 Recommended!
 For release on Feb. 22.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Cancer, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury