Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

It Will Just Be Us by Jo Kaplan

3 reviews

mandi_lea's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Slavery, and Suicide

readwithbells's review

dark tense medium-paced

5.0

Possibly the best haunted house story I’ve ever read. The atmosphere was ominous but not too oppressive, the haunting tropes were twisted upside down, and the combination of supernatural horror and humanity horror was unparalleled. I loved how we assumed it was going to turn out ok, and then when you realize what exactly is going on, the horror gets even deeper. The final image Kaplan leaves us with is truly something I will never get out of my brain. Flipping fantastic. Perfectly horrible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent

Moderate: Slavery and Domestic abuse

Minor: Pedophilia and Adult/minor relationship

ktrecs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Vomit