Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Anděl Vicky by Jacqueline Wilson, Jacqueline Wilson

12 reviews

leetobias's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Grief

annihani's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Car accident

Minor: Bullying, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Toxic friendship

pikkumarja's review against another edition

3.0

emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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Mikä nostalgiamatka lapsuuden lukuharrastukseen! Varmaan monet muutkin ovat lukeneet Jacqueline Wilsonin kirjoja lapsena paljon ja voivat samaistua siihen, ettei melkein mikään tunnu niin nostalgiselta kuin palata omien suosikkien pariin. Lapsena rakastin surullisia tarinoita, joita Wilson todella kirjoitti, joten Ystäväni Vicky oli oikeastaan lukuharrastukseni ydinaluetta.

Aikuisena kirja toimii kohtalaisen hyvin. Onhan tämä kirjoitettu selvästi lapselle ja lapsentasoisesti, lyllerö ja möhömaha pahimpina haukkumasanoina ikinä. Parasta kirjassa on ehdottomasti ihanat opettajat. Ystävään liittyvät ristiriitaiset tunteet on kirjoitettu hyvin, mutta tuntuu, että osa kirjassa käsitellyistä teemoista oli tähän vähän väkisin tungettu.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Fatphobia, Grief, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content

ezziesnook's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

booklover11's review against another edition

3.75

emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

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Here we meet Jade and her bestie Vicky who is always bossing her around. In a big accident, Vicky dies but her ghost comes back and keeps telling Jade what to do a nd what to say. She ends up losing lots of friends. But the help of some people help her know that she doesn't need to listen to Vicky...especially not her ghost. In this story, Jade learns that Vicky doesn't control her...She controls herself. I just don't like this cause' I just hate the way Vicky acts to Jade, even when she's dead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Car accident

A girl dies in it

laurenw22's review against another edition

2.0

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief

Moderate: Fatphobia, Toxic friendship

kitty_may12's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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as someone who has read and never really vibed with Wilson's writing when I was younger and much more of the target demographic, I didn't really know what to expect going into this one. However, I was pleasantly surprised.

The exploration of grief and survivor's guilt is dynamic, complex and sweetly sinister as the reader is pulled and dragged through a narrative where Vicky is an omnipresent, unnerving presence in the life of her best friend Jade that loves to torment and tease her, calling Vicky's loyalty and love for her into question from the word "go"...

But, that's what makes it unique, wholly original and poignant, thoughtful and wise. 

Vicky Angel is a YA knockout filled with morally-grey characters, gratitude, resilience and hope!   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

madeleinebay's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit, Car accident

coriblake's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Covers the topic of grief in a way that is surprisingly nuanced and might provide children with the language to explain what they are feeling. Though rather dark, this unsanitized view of grief may be something children in similar situations may have an easier time relating to. However, this book gets major marks off for the way it covers a grown man's attraction to an underage girl. Is there a way to cover a topic like this that may be beneficial for children? Yes. But having it included as a D plot that is never resolved or critically addressed feels weirdly trivializing and left a bad taste in my mouth. For that reason alone, I would hesitate giving this book to Wilson's target demographic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Fatphobia, Grief, Car accident, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts

luveloise3's review against another edition

2.0

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Car accident

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cancer