Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Crepúsculo by Stephenie Meyer

12 reviews

achristiannerd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I think this is my longest review to date. 
This is my Mom's all-time favorite series. I grew up on the movies before I could read the books for myself. Side note: we used to listen to the soundtrack to clean on Saturdays, repeated for hours. She is obsessed. (I love her for it)
20 years later and here I am giving her favorite book 5 stars. I loved every second of this book. 
As a Christian, I don't read smut. *spoiler sentence* I really appreciate this series commitment to clean romance until the last book (I will be skipping wierd parts).  
That said, one of my favorite all time tropes is vampires (Admittedly, I think its because of growing up on the Twilight movies). 
Clean romance, Fluff, found family, vampires, superpowers
Yes, the book was better❤️
Ps. The audiobook narrator for Twilight is amazing! She put her all into it, especially all the sweet and action-packed parts~ 
Yes, I am immediately starting Midnight Sun! (Ik its the retelling not the sequel ssh😉🎉)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Medical content and Murder

Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

amelody's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child death and Gaslighting

clovetra's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

im actually soooooooo normal about twilight
ok so confession - i have never read twilight before. or seen the movies.
until 2024.
FUCK THAT WAS GOOD???
now i will say. yes the book is cringe at points. like when edward literally eats bella's tears.
and also meyer is um. Odd! like calling jacob "indian"....... Erm!
but i did in fact gobble this book up so. i think im at fault here.
i don't know why i was so addicted to this book but i swear to god its laced with crack.
ummmm i actually cant put how i feel into words.
the ending ate, the story ate, the characters ate (shout out alice u remind me i like women), the pacing, everything (minus the cutesy-cringe moments & the microaggressions....)
i hate you alastair because im an addict. i need my next twilight fix.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical content, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

celisabeth's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

With this type of subject matter, the story could have been completely campy, but instead was surprisingly beautiful at times. I thought that Twilight exhibited a surprising depth of emotion, intimacy and even sensuality without ever resorting to anything explicit. I think the intimacy was owing in large part to the amazing level of communication between Bella and Edward. These two teen protagonists affected more stark honesty in their communication than many adult characters in romance novels, rarely holding anything back from each other. Edward was even forthcoming about who and what he was far sooner than I ever expected him to be. The sensuality was conveyed through simple things like smiles, kisses and touches and most importantly their beautiful dialog. The first two-thirds of the book moves at a rather languid but steady pace owing to the extensive character and relationship development. After that, it almost instantly turns into a taut suspense/thriller when Bella's life is threatened. Even though the book is written entirely in first-person from Bella's perspective, I thought the author did a good job of conveying Edward's thoughts and feelings too, through extensive use of dialog. As an aside, I really liked the small-town atmosphere of Forks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Murder and Gaslighting

Minor: Child death and Kidnapping

jessly's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

lecta's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

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

4.0

i am a fan of the movies so finally i decided to read the books. i know what most people think of the books, they say it's terrible so i had low expectations but i loved it. shocking i know but i really enjoyed reading this. now the book isn't perfect i know that but i don't really care i finshed it in one sitting and it was a fun time and i liked how different it was from the movie. also i totally chose to ignore bella being 17 cuz that's jusy creepy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Medical content, and Stalking

Minor: Child death, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

libraryfairy's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed finally being able to finish this book all the way through for the first time !!! I loved the movies, and, of course, movie adaptions will be somewhat different from the books they're adapted from, but the book gave so much more depth and character to the characters. I think it also gives more insight into how even though the book is great and it's loved by many, overall, it's about a very unhealthy romantic relationship (which is the reasoning behind why I rate this 4 stars). I caught myself going "wow, they've only known each other for a short matter of time. No normal person would say or feel this fiercely about someone they just met," but perhaps that's what's so interesting about the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Cursing, and Stalking

my3bb8's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I found that this book was really good it’s even one of my favourite books but I found that the chapters were very long and it was kinda hard to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Child death, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Violence, Stalking, and Colonisation

merah's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Racism, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

boekentrol's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Addiction, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol