Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Push by Ashley Audrain

181 reviews

hollyyym's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Child death, Death, Self harm, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Abortion, Suicide, and Infidelity

julissadantes's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

5.0

I won't lie, this is the kind of book that some people may not finish. However, if you decide to stay for the ride, you are in for a treat! I enjoyed how the entire book was just a letter to you. Once you read it, you will know who I am talking about. I found it incredibly creative to structure the book in that way. I loved exploring maternity alongside the main character and experiencing the same ups and downs she went through. Overall, I loved this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Emotional abuse

princess_marie'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Child death, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Medical trauma, Blood, Murder, Abortion, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

Minor: Dementia, Drug use, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicide

marissanbullis's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Abortion

tashrifa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Alcoholism, Self harm, Blood, Gaslighting, Murder, Abandonment, and Pregnancy

kalynnar's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Suicide, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Self harm

krush's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Self harm, Stalking, Grief, Suicide, Child death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Murder, Death, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, and Child abuse

risemini's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Death, Violence, Child death, Murder, Infidelity, Grief, Vomit, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Suicide

caoimhe_fleming's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Addiction, Pregnancy, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Self harm

pixelited's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This novel was a quick and easy read. How the chapters are formatted make it easy to want to keep going to the next one. The author does an excellent job with setting tense and disturbing tones throughout the novel, while making you question if the narrator is reliable or not.

I enjoyed the uncertainty of whether we could trust the narrator or not. Obviously, we are inclined to see the world through the lens of the narrator, but knowing that the antagonist of the book is a child we think that the narrator then must be unreliable.

That her perspective is truly that of a confused, grief-stricken woman who has lost everything. But, the ending provides clarity and although we have been witnessing everything through the narrator’s perspective, it all seems to be truly confirmed by the ending sentence.

Overall, a great novel that keeps you turning the page and wanting to find out more while keeping an interesting perspective on motherhood and its darker manifestations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Child death, Abandonment, Infidelity, Death, Self harm, Suicide, Bullying, and Miscarriage