Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He

63 reviews

aelis_'s review

emotional mysterious

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

melancholymegs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Classism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Cancer, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship

butteredtoastinbed's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

This was an absolutely gorgeous novel that I am so glad I read.

The characters were so layered, flawed and real and I felt so attached to them, and it felt so natural to go through their stories with them. The settings and imagery were also so prominent and added so much to the book, along with the twists that were extraordinary and kept me thoroughly engaged.

There are some aspects of the story that were confusing and would require a reread to fully understand, but I think that fits well with the story and would be rewarding if I did decide to reread.

Overall, the thing that stood out to me the most was the style in which the story was written. It was beautiful and unique and gave the narrators such a real and emotional voice. I don’t think that I will revisit this book again soon; not because I didn’t enjoy it, but because I feel the story needs time to settle in my head and is perfect exactly where it was left.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood

paracosim's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

Well, this is probably one of the more grim books I’ve ever read. What a bleak setting and

even more bleak ending

. The characters really shine in this book, along with the island itself and the history behind it all. I had no way of predicting the entirety of the plot—and I say that as a good thing. This is more of a thriller novel than a story about sisters finding each other. This is a sad story in general. Geez. I feel like I need a drink after reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Vomit, Suicide, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Deportation

nightywing_44's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

thelonehowler's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.5

There’s a lot I can say about this book. However, I do not want to spoil it. It’s one of those things you need to experience for yourself.

Like many others, I expected this book to be two sisters separated and searching for each other. The mystery within this book was insane and I loved every bit of it. With all these plot twists I wasn’t expecting, I was completely drawn into the story trying to solve the mystery as it unfolded before me.

If you’re looking for a dystopian and mysterious story with a ton of unexpected twists and turns, I recommend giving this book a try.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Cancer, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

the_laibararian's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism and Death

Minor: Chronic illness, Suicide, and Death of parent

zailun's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

5.0

this is literally one of my favorites now pls im still sobbing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Suicide

Moderate: Violence and Death of parent

jamiejanae_6's review

adventurous 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Grief, Confinement, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, Death of parent, Death, and Terminal illness

lpdx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, and Cancer