Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Push by Ashley Audrain

255 reviews

sare1125's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pregnancy, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness

clarahooyer's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Really, really liked it, but was a little offput by the pacing.

The book starts off making me think every problem is the result of the main character being a bad mother. Eventually I started to realize the book meant for the child to be evil. It felt like the book changed halfway through from being a story about generational abuse, to a story about an all out evil child that the mother can't be blamed for. It was very thought provoking( which I like), but I was left wondering how the author intended me to interpret the story. I think that, as a book about abuses cycles, it is almost too extreme in its evolution. However, if viewed as a book about an evil child, than it properly explores all the environmental factors that cause the child to become the way she is.

Definitely a book I will be thinking about for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Cursing, Gaslighting, Abortion, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, and Death

Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, Suicide, Abandonment, Infidelity, Sexual content, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Miscarriage, and Emotional abuse

laur_astor's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book kept me on the edge of my seat! I was really enthralled but then lost my interest toward the end because it ended kind of abruptly and it felt a little predictable. I was hoping we would get some other perspective outside of Blythe because I thought she was unreliable. But overall, I really enjoyed the audiobook!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, Abandonment, and Pregnancy

lucykae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

lmf041012's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Bullying, Addiction, Grief, Abortion, Death, and Gaslighting

lillybelle's review against another edition

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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child abuse, Death, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

hollyyym's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Child death, Death, Self harm, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Abortion, Suicide, and Infidelity

dumbledorable's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Child death, Grief, Bullying, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

princess_marie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Child death, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Medical trauma, Blood, Murder, Abortion, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

Minor: Dementia, Drug use, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicide

marissanbullis's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Abortion