Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

The Keeper of Happy Endings by Barbara Davis

6 reviews

bella613's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

This was a recommendation from a coworker and WOW I'm very glad I read it. (Listened to it) 
The story is amazing, and the characters painted so wonderfully. The timelines both moved seamlessly-- I've read books with multiple timelines that try to get little cliffhangers and make you want to stay in one timeline more than the other, but this one did a good job of weaving two stories into one. I loved the narrator as well. 

I honestly think I would have loved it just as much if the fiancés had not both come back at the end, as the mother/daughter/granddaughter relationships were so beautiful. But it was heartwarming to have the extra happy ending, and didn't take away from the story at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, Classism, Medical content, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Genocide, Gore, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Cancer, Addiction, and Vomit

rachelpacz's review

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Love this story about two women that have eerily similar stories and how they lean on one another! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, War, and Death

Moderate: Classism, Genocide, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

makinzimyers's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, and War

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

This is a lovely story.  I listened to the first half on audio.   There were two narrators.  The first played Rory, a young woman, in 1985.  The second played Soline, a young French girl, in 1943 and her older counterpart in 1985.  The Rory narration was somewhat annoying, but Soline's voice was terrific.  I finished the book reading it on Kindle.  I wish I had read it all instead of listening to it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Death, Confinement, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Abandonment, War, Antisemitism, Classism, Homophobia, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

redheadorganist's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Genocide

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Outing, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, War, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, and Genocide

Minor: Homophobia

winchella's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Minor: Abortion