Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea by Ashley Herring Blake

13 reviews

antimony's review

emotional

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

5.0

cried a lot + MAINE COAST

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Child death and Suicide attempt

drtx_bwt's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Child death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

hazelsnoot's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death

dizie_lizie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Child death

rae_bookmarkchronicles's review

adventurous challenging mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

I enjoyed this more than I expected to!

I really like the way that this book explored grief and I like pretty much all of the characters except the MC. I feel for 

Hazel and I get why she acts the way she does but it's not an excuse to be unnecessarily mean and rude to everyone. The way she treated Lemon was ridiculous. Hazel is the only reason this wasn't a five star read

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death of parent

gurnoor's review

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child death, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy, Blood, and Bullying

innastholiel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Child death, and Mental illness

Minor: Blood, Bullying, and Pregnancy

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

rain_baby's review

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Medical content and Medical trauma

monarchbooks's review

emotional hopeful medium-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

4.5

I think this book would work better as teen/young adult instead of middle grade, while books about grief are important for younger people, the fact that the book refused to admit that Hazel attempted su*cide, probably because it was intended for a younger audience, bothered me

Edit: Also, what bothers me most is that Evelyn never apologized for not being there for her daughter. Losing her wife, feeling like she's losing her daughter... is not an excuse for not being there when Hazel clearly needed her. Hazel went to her after the first Ocean Club meeting and Evelyn basically told her that she was tough and to deal with it and that's f*cking bullsh*t. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Child death and Suicide attempt