Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Crossroads by Laurel Hightower

31 reviews

ankita1996's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

skogsheks's review against another edition

I’m normally ok reading all sorts of vile horror books but something about the descriptive self-harm in this one was really making me feel sick and I’m just not going to do that to myself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Blood, and Grief

sargasso_c's review against another edition

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? No

4.75

A piercing and essential exploration of maternal grief.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Infertility, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, and Pregnancy

kennerzo's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, and Grief

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

tpsebast92's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Death and Self harm

Moderate: Suicide and Grief

bookdeviant's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol

queenofstrays's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, and Grief

servingupstories's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Grief

nanodaryuchi'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
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, and Grief