Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Leaving by Tara Altebrando

8 reviews

writer_amaya's review

mysterious tense 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Violence

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Alcoholism, Excrement, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Blood, and Medical content

creolelitbelle's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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? No

4.0

Reread: Even during my second time reading this book, it still made me think a lot. All the answers are not always necessary for a good story, and an important lesson is LIFE does not always provide us with all the answers we wish for. 

The ending is a little ambiguous, and I appreciate that. Capturing those who harmed us is not as vital as learning how to live with trauma and move on with life.

First read: The best kinds of mysteries make you contemplate not just the plot, characters, and their motivations but also fundamental ideas about life itself. The experiences of Lucas, Scarlett, Avery and others told through their eyes truly made me wonder about the impact memories have on our lives and who we become. I see why E. Lockhart endorsed this book - the twists feel like the kind that make you sit back and wonder, just as the twists in We Were Liars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Death of parent and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Car accident and Child death

sarkenobi's review

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Death

emsavors's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Stalking, Suicide, Dementia, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Death

mpbookreviews's review

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

riyket75's review

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I really like this book for the most part. The beginning was very much what I expected this book to be, and I enjoyed getting the story form multiple points of view.

However, as they started to remember things, I wish that what they had remembered was used as more of a focal point and more important when it came to the end of the book.

The end seemed a little rushed and not as much of a revelation as I was hoping that it would be.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Mass/school shootings

nrdrinz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

Minor: Child death and Death of parent