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phantomgecko's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Just a heartbreaking situation even though the solution was apparent.
I cried a fair bit at the end.
Moderate: Grief, Miscarriage, Confinement, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and War
danajoy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Infertility, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, War, Medical trauma, and Suicide
sydney2020's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief and Death
Moderate: Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Miscarriage
Minor: War and Child death
waytoomanybooks's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
2.5
Spoilers:
And why didn't we then get to see Hannah grow and heal? Why didn't we get to see Lucy learn to love her birth mother?</spoilers>
I wouldn't recommend this book unless you're content with only 80% of a story.
Graphic: War
Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
matildai's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
I actually stated into an update that it's a book made into a movie (which it is), but I had it noted in my master list as a best seller (I have a different book lined up as the movie book).
Tom a ww1 veteran takes an isolating job as a lighthouse keeper on Janus Island.
On a visit back to the main shore he meets and falls in love with Isobel.
Taking on another term of lighthouse duties they live on Janus Island.
After 2 miscarriages and a stillborn Isobel is in the depths of what we now know as PND.
One day a dinghy washes up onshore. Inside a dead man and a baby.
This book is full of emotions. As you watch the two words and two families collide over a child.
It's about love, forgiveness and will make you question rights and wrongs.
Ps.
I bought this book before I saw the movie, but alas I watched the movie before reading the book. I watched the movie ages ago so there were details I couldn't remember. I rate the book higher than the movie but I also think I need to rewatch it.
Moderate: Child death and Mental illness
Minor: Miscarriage