Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Family of Liars by E. Lockhart

76 reviews

sam_calus's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

Ouch I love it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Murder, and Classism

katelynndzindzio's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

kayleejanes's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Toxic friendship

book_addict's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

corabookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

I think I actually enjoyed this book a little more than the first, at times. The random bits of poetry were a bit distracting and unnecessary (the writing was prose-like enough already), but E. Lockhart is an amazing author who wrote this mysterious, drama-infused, family-focused story in a gorgeous way. I loved how this book talked about family, and some of the moments between them all (especially towards the end) were absolutely adorable. Highly recommend if you enjoyed the first one or any books like it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming and Murder

Minor: Child death, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

mororke's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

moony__3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

such a good book, loved the vibe. didn't love the ending thoughhj

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Rape, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Body shaming and Homophobia

kibberbl's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, and Misogyny

Minor: Slavery, Suicide, and Antisemitism

katherinek's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, and Grief

literaryliaisons's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia