Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

147 reviews

chanlo1994's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

One of my favorites of this year so far ♡ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity

Minor: Murder and Toxic friendship

0tter_a's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Death

Moderate: Murder, Infidelity, and Death of parent

sugarlife's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Death of parent

ginnydtaylor's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent and Murder

ericaw212's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

it’s been a long time since i’ve been so into a book that i have to cover the pages so i don’t read ahead. expected a boring predictable book, was very wrong

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Death of parent

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It gave me Secret History-but they grew up vibes. Now I really want to start a map collection.. 

Two things that bothered me were how stereotypically not-like-other-girls Nel is, (petite, unruly hair, big glasses, big cardigans, not chic, bookish, quiet but feisty) i struggled to imagine her that way and the wording always prompted an eye roll from me. The second thing was just how easily everyone spilled their past to Nel even though it was the first time they had seen her in 2+ decades, and the fact that they included all their petty drama. It completely broke immersion for me whenever someone who was prev ously reserved started talking about what was going on in their relationship and even their sex lives. I liked the story but the way it was conveyed to the reader felt weird.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Alcohol and Medical content

Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual content

mgdsmile's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad fast-paced

4.0

The Cartographers is a mysterious story about how people connect. The novel is told from Nell Young’s perspective, with stories from other characters included as they are recounted to Nell and she pieces together her revelations. I wanted to keep reading all the time - the premise and questions kept me interested. I didn’t find the ending incredibly satisfying but it was pretty good.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

cyndi1966's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

jramoly's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Kidnapping, and Death of parent