Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick

7 reviews

bumblingbee03's review

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Violence, Racism, Hate crime, Outing, and Homophobia

youbelongwithmira's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Animal death

ace_ofhearts's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

I'm picky about prose when I read, and the prose in this book didn't grip me or feel very indulgent. I still think it was well written though, and I was completely swept away in the story!

A quick read that I ate through in 2 days. I felt well immersed in the setting and characters, and I cried through part of the book. Every part of the story was very well thought out, and I would probably even read it again some time.

If you're looking for a 'young lesbian in a conservative town' story, I couldn't recommend this book more highly :)

Especially if you want a happy ending or want to feel seen.

Check out the content warnings btw

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Racism, Toxic friendship, and Medical trauma

Minor: Animal death

bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

This book plays with the amnesia trope in a way that is very unique. I love how Stevie’s pov is written. Ultimately, some of the relationships between Stevie and her friends seem a little off, and too many characters seem really flat, and developments seem to be pushed along regardless of whether the groundwork for them had really been laid. It is a good story about the power of tenacity and love to change your world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, and Cursing

allisoncc's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry

astraeal's review against another edition

emotional hopeful

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Medical content, and Outing

midnightbelles's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

Im literally in tears. This is the book little teenage me needed but adult me is so grateful to have. I can’t explain how much I connected with this story and just how much knowing something like this exists for young teens like Stevie comforts me. This is a perfectly cheesy, heartbreaking, and sweet novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Cursing, Homophobia, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Medical content, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual content