Reviews tagging 'Child death'

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

72 reviews

sammymilfort's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cursing, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Child death, Death, and Car accident

marmeyer's review

dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

butterbb109's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I had only discovered the book after watching the movie, a movie which I have watched more times than the fingers on my hand. I adored the movie, and thought to give the book a try, which lived up to my expectations. It was a beautifully written book, painting a picture that displayed the raw, dark emotions of Finch and Violet. Although some would say the book is cliché, or sounds like a teenage “fan fic”, it’s truly emotional, and written perfectly. Jessica Niven wrote in a way that made me bawl my eyes out multiple times. I had never understood the term “kin”, but when it comes to Finch, it felt as if my thoughts had been a written out by someone else. I have never related so much to a character, I truly feel as if I have been heard and seen after reading this book. Jessica writes in a way that’s relatable and informative on mental health, showing that everyone is struggling with their own things, no matter how big or small. I also think the author invites the readers to reach out, if they can relate, to be better, because people care about them, and there’s so many Bright Places on this earth for us to see.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

badvision's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

camealitencore's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Violence

charlie1995's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective 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

4.5

Definitely check content warnings before reading this book!

This book was hard to read. I felt like it did a good job of depicting how suicide, depression and mental illness through the lens of teenagers with how flawed (For lack of a better word) their thinking is. I feel like despite some of the flaws this is an important book. My only real issue with it is how much blame Violet put on herself foe

Finch’s death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Alcohol and Injury/Injury detail

maddie____'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Self harm

addysongilmore's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This book doesn't have a happy ending but it's the best book I have ever read. I think it's an important book about greef, love, and finding yourself, but it is heavy. This is not an easy read but is well worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Eating disorder

vixb444's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Eating disorder

this_is_lee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

3.75

This was an enjoyable read!! I wasn’t expecting to like it as much as I did. It was a hard read because of the topics it cover but I didn’t find it to be unbearable. Overall I liked this books a lot!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, and Car accident