Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes

6 reviews

quetzel90's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.5

I loved this book. S.A. Barnes' work feels like it is tailor made for me. The book felt a bit more like a tense mystery then horror, but that might have just been me. The slower pace gave me a lot of time to get invested and to wonder about the mystery. I love just how much of a mess Ophelia is. Living proof being a therapist doesn't mean you've solved your own issues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Blood, Mental illness, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Child abuse and Suicide

heather667's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Mental illness

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, and Child abuse

Minor: Child death, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

dana_naylor's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.5

It is horror, but as main character is a psychologist (unsure of exactly what certification, but not a medical doctor and a therapist), there’s a LOT of psychological horror as well.
I had fun with the book overall and will be looking for her next book to read.
I liked most of the characters and enjoyed reveals.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Death, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicide, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Domestic abuse

lahars_little_library's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

Graphic: Drug use, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Mental illness, Violence, Confinement, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit

clairebonney's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Truly never thought I’d read a book about space and enjoy it, but here we are.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Self harm, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Confinement, Bullying, Classism, Physical abuse, Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Drug use, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death

Very brief mention of a dead dog, but it is slightly graphic and sad

ezwolf's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Dr Ophelia Bray is trying to make up for the past, both her own and her family's. Part of this effort is done by joining a team going to survey a planet that was known to have life. Many space travelers have suffered from their prolonged experience in space and Dr Bray is there to try and help the team minimize these effects. She is not welcomed with open arms and when one of the crew brings up her past, it makes it even harder to trust her. But the longer they are on the planet, the more it becomes apparent that something is wrong and they may not be able to escape it. 

Something I found interesting with both Ghost Station and Dead Silence do the portrayal of capitalism. I know sometimes it's nice to have an escape from reality, but I found it really intriguing to consider. In Ghost Station especially, capitalism is the source of a lot of the problems the team suffers, both before and during the story. Overall this was a fine book. It was suitably thriller-y and horror-y, the mysteries made me want answers. But we didn't get all of the answers in the end which is always something that bothers me, I am not a fan of loose ends. 

And finally, this isn't really a spoiler, but if you have trypophobia (an irrational or disproportionate feeling of discomfort or revulsion at the sight of clustered holes or bumps) I maybe wouldn't recommend this for you. The lead up to the reveal had enough instances of it that I almost stopped reading, but wound up just skipped ahead past descriptions. 

Thank you to NetGalley for making this available in exchange for an honest review!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Blood, Violence, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Cursing

Minor: Classism, Ableism, Child death, and Dementia