Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham

5 reviews

caseythereader's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad 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? No

4.5

 - I adore the premise of THE RAKESS: combining the tropes of the fallen woman and the rake into one woman character.
- This book touches on so many of the ways patriarchal society hurts women and pushes them down. I felt so deeply for Seraphina and was rooting for her to realize that she deserved to be treated with love and respect, just as she calls for other women in her writings.
- SPOILER! The one thing I found odd about this book is that Seraphina knows so much about pregnancy prevention and yet seemed to know nothing about how or where to obtain an abortion, or that it might even be a possibility. Like, it simply was not mentioned at all? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, Child death, Vomit, Alcoholism, Animal death, Grief, Cursing, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization

aqtbenz's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Death, Child death, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent and Vomit

jackiepreston's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Animal death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Moderate: Blood, Child death, and Death of parent

isotope_s's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

4.0

So good, “I am reduced by the loss of you/your love increases me” I am undone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Infertility

Minor: Abandonment

jujubeees's review

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, and Self harm