Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Wilderness of Stars by Shea Ernshaw

8 reviews

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Blood, Murder, Death, and Violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Grief, Alcohol, and Colonisation

theespressoedition's review

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Murder and Death of parent

tessvosper's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

phoenixlovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Violence, Kidnapping, Death, Grief, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Death, Blood, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Gun violence and Death of parent

morethanmylupus's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

This was a really good book. The setting was so mysterious, it was hard to tell at times whether it was set in the past or the future (you do eventually find out). The story moved quickly and I was drawn into Vega's mission.

My gripes with this book were that the ending felt rushed and that we didn't get much insight or backstory into Noah and Cricket. I know the book was really about Vega's mission, but I felt this took away from the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Death of parent

youarethelibrarian's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-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? No

3.0

I wanted to love this one. The cover is gorgeous, and so is the naked hardcover and chapter headers, and I loved two of Ernshaw’s other books. But this one didn’t work for me, probably because I’m not a fan of long-journey books, and the Insta-love was really annoying. The main character’s reactions to things didn’t make sense, because her relationship with the boy was barely developed. I did like the portrayal of grief, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

caseysbooksandbrews's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, and Murder