Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley

18 reviews

sandysmith's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

4.5

I'm gradually adding books I've read in 2021 to give a true reflection of the books I've read since keeping records.  This was the first book I read in 2021, and is what kick-started my reading journey having put reading on the  back burner whilst bringing up the children, previously being an avid reader. The first of the seven sister series I read concentrating on Maia, who alongside her sisters was adopted at birth. They are all handed clues to their birth stories after their adoptive father dies. This particular story is set in Rio. It was recommended by a fellow patient when I was in hospital and I'm so grateful for this recommended. A long book that felt short.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Grief, Rape, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content

md3's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

I was drawn to this book having seen book reviews on Instagram about some of the other books in this series and, as I am a folklorist with a love of mythology, I was fascinated by the author gaining inspiration from the Seven Sisters myths. 

I enjoyed reading this book, particularly the historical research and detail involved in creating Izabela's world. I previously had no knowledge of the design and construction of the Christ the Redeemer statue and loved learning about it throughout the book. 

Some of the dialogue could have been better phrased and certain scenes felt unnecessary. Some sentences were striking, however, because they carried gems of truth at their core. 

I like the fact that this is a series and that the various mysteries and unanswered questions already alluded to in this first book will be explored and more details will be revealed as the series progresses. I look forward to reading the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Infidelity, Child death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Grief, Bullying, Drug abuse, and Pregnancy

lundi_'s review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual harassment

doppy's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Pregnancy, and Suicide

bookjudy42's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

A cutesy romance that provided interesting insight into 1920s Brazil. Sets a good foundation for the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Bullying, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Classism, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Infidelity, and Grief

Minor: Terminal illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

simply_fran's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Pregnancy

gymjam_reads's review against another edition

I really wanted to get into this first book then the rest of the series but I couldn't connect to the storyline or the characters at all unfortunately. Perhaps I'll try again at some point in the future because so many people adore this series and I do like the overall series set-up of being a book about each sister's past. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

laurenrebeccao's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Addiction, and Pregnancy

ro_lux's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

The depiction of Asperger's, which by the way is just autism, is disgusting 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Death of parent, Death, and Rape

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Pregnancy

helfire124's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Infertility, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Medical content, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Sexism, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Self harm