Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland

5 reviews

abrown04's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

This book was amazing in terms of the comparisons to flowers and everything, but it just had so many loose ends and things that didn’t make sense. June? I would fight the old lady, what an absolute bitch. Clem? Absolute asshole with a saviour/guilt complex. Dylan? Exactly the same as Clem. And Alice? She just let everything happen and never tried to do anything about it. Not only that, but she ignored the only guy that would’ve been good for her. And Oggi? JUSTICE FOR OGGI AND MOSS!!! 

It ended abruptly and felt rushed towards the end, and it felt like Alice hadn’t actually resolved any of her trauma. Absolutely mad at how it ended. 

Paperback. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal death

Minor: Cancer

ellie_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Colonisation, Child death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual content, Stalking, and Terminal illness

jacqui_l's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, and Child abuse

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content

waytoomanybooks's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Brutally sad, but gorgeously hopeful. This book has made it on my top favorites of the year. Holly Ringland's writing style is sweeping, descriptive, precise, and beautiful. I can't remember the last time I was so enthralled by a writer's use of language. The way she conveys emotion will tear your heart out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Stalking, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

bobbijopmh's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Violence, Physical abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content