Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

My Life with the Walter Boys by Fallzswimmer, Ali Novak

18 reviews

marena02's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Cursing, Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

autumnwitch14's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Chronic illness

Minor: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

Mentions of "Indians" as "savages"

ashleyreadsmore's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

 Pre read hoping I could read this with my daughter and watch the show. (How did this get a show?)
 I kept thinking this could get better or it would’ve been a DNF. It was messy, characters were not developed, easy to figure out what was going to happen and the plot could have been so much better getting to the same point. Definitely wouldn’t recommend. Better “coming of age” stories to read. I didn’t like the romanticism of red flags in some of the “Walter boys” or the sexual harassment the main character faced throughout the story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

mdoniez's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent

dramagirl2003's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

it was great, and i liked that i could picture the characters' faces from watching the series. it would be nice if there was a sequel, but alas

thoughts while reading
ch 2: rumplesnakeskin is the GOAT name
ch 13: that hoodie is gonna be incriminating, mark my words
ch 18: long exaggerated gasp

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Alcohol, and Car accident

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, and Sexual harassment

coleanne's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Abandonment

leikyr's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Violence

grace33's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

kenzie_simone456's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

meganm43's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Overall I really enjoyed the book. I watched the show adaptation first and wanted to see how it compares. There were quite a few line for line quotes from the book used in the show, but there was also a lot of the story and character details they changed for the show. However I like the way the adapted this for the show and the changes make sense to me. I do wish this book had an epilogue at the end. I felt like it kind of ended abruptly and I wanted just a little more information on the main characters. That said, this was a fun and fast read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent and Car accident