Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Push by Ashley Audrain

728 reviews

devonsonnessa's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This book was fast paced because of its short chapters. The details of the story were gut-wrenching, easily drawing you in. The only thing is there wasn’t really a big “twist” in this book, and I was looking forward to a crazy twist😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Death, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Self harm and Abandonment

sharu901's review

challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Stalking, Abandonment, Infidelity, Blood, Child death, Pregnancy, and Self harm

Minor: Death of parent and Abortion

heatherv's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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 and Child death

Moderate: Abandonment and Addiction

Minor: Self harm, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Stalking, Blood, Grief, and Mental illness

danimylove's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Child death

Moderate: Abortion and Suicide

ahale047's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

vrsmith0429'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

spookytaco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Car accident, Child death, Death, Sexism, Infidelity, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Stalking

alinseme's review

This book is compulsively readable and I want to finish it, but I just can't. As a mom who has an older child and a baby - and pretty bad PPD with the first - it's just too upsetting. I can't sleep when I read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

estraat's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicide, Stalking, and Infidelity

sandysmith's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.5

I'm gradually adding books I've read in 2021 to give a true reflection of the books I've read since keeping records.  This was the first book I read in 2021, and is what kick started my reading journey having put reading on the back burner whilst bringing up the children, previously being an avid reader.  This is a story of family history and motherhood, a nature nurture based book. It's a gripping thriller about Blythe Connor a d her daughter Violet. Her mother Cecelia and Alfa and the question of whether life repeats itself. Unlikeable character, that makes the read awkward. A great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide