Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

How to Make Friends with the Dark by Kathleen Glasgow

34 reviews

ruth22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying

kalin_grace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

makaylarose's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Self harm, and Abandonment

Minor: Car accident and Alcohol

anaya_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I think this book did a great job on tackling the experience of grief, especially at a young age. As someone who has lost a parent figure at the same age as Tiger, a lot of the concepts were spot on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, Abortion, and Abandonment