Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Þernan by Nita Prose

146 reviews

katyannreads's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Toxic friendship

sroot45's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death

Minor: Physical abuse, Torture

_meganrose's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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3.5 ⭐️ Quirky, mysterious, and I enjoyed the writing style

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation

dayslife143's review against another edition

1.5

dark mysterious slow-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

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I'm sorry but the way Molly is depicted in this is really gross. And the mystery wasn't even that good to make up for it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Drug use, Murder

oxfordcommas91's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Hmmm. This book didn’t really work for me.
First - the main character of Molly. I think we are supposed to assume that she

is on the autism spectrum, and as someone who isn’t on the spectrum myself I cannot speak to whether or not she was depicted in a respectful and/or accurate way

but I did feel like she was written as a caricature of assumptions regarding who she “should be” rather than a complex and fully fleshed out person. There were things she did and said that didn’t exactly square with how you’d think the character would react.
Second, I didn’t find the twists in the plot (especially since it was supposed to be a murder mystery) as very compelling or believable. You sorta see things coming a million miles away. The book was semi frustrating in that regard, but was a quick and easy read for someone who just wants something they can pick up and speed through in a matter of days (or honestly, hours). I didn’t have major qualms with this book but I’m also not sure I’d go out of my way to recommend it to others, either. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent, Deportation

littlelotto's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious 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: Addiction, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

kairaveethakkar's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cancer

tashtasher's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence

Minor: Racism, Slavery, Alcohol, Classism

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

4.5

challenging funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I felt a little like this was the adult mystery version of Amelia Bedelia. Mistaking

cocaine

for powdered sugar. I would be interested to read more about this book as a portrayal of ASD. Molly isn't officially diagnosed as being on the spectrum, but I assume that is the implication. I think it is an interesting look at clear communication and valuing the input of how every individual person's brain works. It was also a very fun mystery, and I'm excited to read the next book in this series. I thought the colors-as-names bit was very fun, and I REALLY hope that in future books, Molly can track down

that goddamn ex-boyfriend who stole her money!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder

Minor: Police brutality, Medical content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

literary_laur's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Deportation