Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Crossroads by Laurel Hightower

27 reviews

lolabug's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Child death, and Suicide

pinotandprose's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Self harm, and Suicide

llyrian's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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

2.5

It's one of these books I'll probably have to re-read when I become a parent, but I just didn't get it.
Maybe this sub-genre of horror isn't made for me, grief horror.

CW's: Spoilerbody horror, child death (before the events of the book but it gets described pretty graphically), suicide-planning, toxic parents and parenting 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Body horror, and Suicide attempt

sammietee's review against another edition

challenging dark

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Self harm

mfrisk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

This is a tough book to rate because it’s a short read. Chris our main character perfectly embodies the cycles of grief and attempting to find some way to move forward in your life. This author does a great job of delving into emotions through horror and portraying characters that are strong willed and complex when facing uncertainty. I didn’t love the ending which is the only reason I’m taking off one star. It was interesting but didn’t quite feel complete. Look forward to reading more from this author in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Self harm, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Alcohol, Suicide, Gore, Body horror, Violence, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts

dalmavatai's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Child death, Suicide, Blood, Body horror, and Suicidal thoughts

kristinajoy07's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Body horror, Child death, and Death

Minor: Infertility

gssll_lpz's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child death, and Body horror

Moderate: Car accident

journey_sloane's review against another edition

4.0

A moving exploration of grief and darkness.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death

mflynn8908's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this story. Being a mother myself their is nothing I wouldn’t do for my children. Losing them is one of my greatest fears and cause of much anxiety. This novella was both gut wrenching and horrifying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Child death, Suicide, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror