Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea by Ashley Herring Blake

18 reviews

darniy's review

emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

An emotional story about a young girl navigating changes in her life while still dealing with grief.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

ninebookishlives's review

emotional hopeful inspiring

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

PTSD, Near death experience, water-based accident

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

amandalorianxo's review

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

There is a lot of sadness prevalent throughout this upper middle grade / lower high school novel. It centers around Hazel Foster Bly and her family (little sister and her mother.) Hazel is going through a lot in terms of trauma - having seen her Mum die during a kayak accident and being the survivor while also physically walking away damaged. I definitely understand that all the Bly ladies were going through so much but the manner in which they tried to move on wasn’t healthy. Constantly moving is not the best way to cope. Neither is being unnecessarily mean to people who didn’t hurt you. I wasn’t a fan of the manner in which Mama patented & all of them should have sought out help from the get go. It doesn’t take away from the story but the mannerisms of the characters made me step away from the prevalent themes of sadness, guilt and pain. Content warning - attempt suicide, death of a parent, trauma. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: 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

torikate7's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

This story was truly beautiful. Enchanting, heartbreaking, and poignant. At times I found Hazel’s struggles with anxiety and heartache so raw that I had to take a break from reading. But I’m so glad I finished it. This book really captures the pain of loss and the process of healing in an amazing (albeit heart wrenching) way. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

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