Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

I Am Still Alive by Kate Alice Marshall

17 reviews

kparrbooks's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, Animal death, and Violence

sphelps269's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

I really didn’t like this book unfortunately. I don’t prefer how much of it was the main character alone and absolutely hated the ending.

Major trigger warning for animal death and violence 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Animal death, and Violence

the dog dies

kschaef's review

inspiring tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, and Murder

crabbytaco's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence and Medical trauma

100_pages_hr's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Car accident, Blood, Gun violence, Medical content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Gore, Animal death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Drug use

breanna321's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Gun violence, Car accident, and Violence

deagaric's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

I've always been a sucker for a good survival story, and this one delivers.

Jess Cooper is a teenager recovering from a serious car accident that left her with limited mobility in one leg. She comes to stay with her off-the-grid father, and without giving away any spoilers, is left to face the wilderness on her own.

The story is told in an interleaved collection of "before" (primarily flashbacks of events that led her into this predicament) and "after" chapters. Half-way through the book, the tone changes, with before and after melding together into one. This was well-done and very engaging. Overall, I grew to really care for Jess and root for her and her dog to make it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Grief, Murder, Gun violence, Abandonment, and Blood

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Animal death

kstericker's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Murder, Violence, Blood, and Gun violence

Moderate: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

natsprettyneat's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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: Animal death, Violence, Car accident, and Death of parent

meesecheese's review

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Death