Reviews tagging 'War'

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

25 reviews

honeyenbee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Grief, Child death, Infertility, Death, War, and Miscarriage

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Cancer, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Vomit

pollyhall's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Racism, Terminal illness, Grief, Miscarriage, War, Abandonment, Death, Cancer, Death of parent, Hate crime, Kidnapping, and Classism

heidekrauthonig's review against another edition

It annoys me so much somehow

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Death, and Miscarriage

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual harassment

mladd28's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Child death, and Abandonment

Moderate: War and Death

danajoy's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Infertility, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, War, Medical trauma, and Suicide

silverrose187's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Pregnancy, War, and Xenophobia

mysteriousokapi'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, and Miscarriage

Minor: War and Suicidal thoughts

schohayes's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This was such a sad book. I was SO stressed the entire last third of the book!! Definitely had me hooked in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Death and War

sydney2020's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

Minor: War and Child death

udari's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death

Minor: Blood, War, Xenophobia, and Death of parent