Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Push by Ashley Audrain

711 reviews

alinseme's review against another edition

This book is compulsively readable and I want to finish it, but I just can't. As a mom who has an older child and a baby - and pretty bad PPD with the first - it's just too upsetting. I can't sleep when I read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

estraat's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicide, Stalking, and Infidelity

sandysmith's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I'm gradually adding books I've read in 2021 to give a true reflection of the books I've read since keeping records.  This was the first book I read in 2021, and is what kick started my reading journey having put reading on the back burner whilst bringing up the children, previously being an avid reader.  This is a story of family history and motherhood, a nature nurture based book. It's a gripping thriller about Blythe Connor a d her daughter Violet. Her mother Cecelia and Alfa and the question of whether life repeats itself. Unlikeable character, that makes the read awkward. A great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide

thegillbird's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Violence and Abortion

Minor: Alcohol

lexjayne's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

m2deloria's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Child abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Mental illness

caylistens's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Suicide, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, and Stalking

mskog's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I'm a sucker for unreliable narrators, particularly with plenty of built-in ambiguity. The perspective of Blythe writing it to convince Fox added a lot of inherent distrust as well. 

I definitely appreciate the authenticity and it was a pretty compelling read. I was thinking and talking about it for a few days after finishing it, which is usually a good sign.

The writing quality was good but not maybe to the standard of most of my 5*s, which is why it's a 4.25* for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

jfarmer18's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

adriannapagan's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Child death

Minor: Child abuse