Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Vampires, Hearts, & Other Dead Things by Margie Fuston

7 reviews

readsbyhope's review

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Death of parent

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Terminal illness

steffiraquel's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Cancer, Death, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Blood, and Death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Toxic friendship

buttermellow's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Cancer, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

faduma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Violence, Cancer, Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Grief

nitya's review

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Read for MLIS elective

The quotes from various supernatural/vampire media above the chapter titles were a great touch.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Blood

msjk427's review

dark hopeful sad medium-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? Yes

3.5

The title and premise of this book intrigued me. First, I will say the dad part gets me in the feel as my own dad is a cancer survivor and my best friend, so in that way I can relate to our protagonist, Victoria. While I at first enjoyed the direction of the story once Victoria and Henry get to New Orleans, about 100-150 pages in I realized I didn't really relate to Victoria, especially as I am someone who basically over feels every emotion and is very comfortable with the fact that everyone dies. At times I felt she was disagreeable and immature. I rushed through the next bit of the book just reading it to be done. I will say at the very end, I felt like Victoria came into a more likable person and had a good arc in the last couple of chapters. But honestly, I have no idea how Henry put up with her all that time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship