Reviews tagging 'Death'

Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown

26 reviews

morethanmylupus's review

emotional medium-paced

2.0

Another WWII novel that runs together with all the rest. Nothing about this one stood out to me or is likely to stick with me any more than any other. I originally requested it  from the library because I was curious about Millie Bobby Brown's writing skills given that she's famous for being an actress not a writer. Turns out it was ghostwritten and while I have no issue with ghostwriting per se, I didn't think was a particularly well written book. Professional ghost writers usually have better writing skills (which is kind of the whole point), so I'm not sure what happened here. I read this on audio and Millie Bobby Brown did a great job narrating (which makes sense given her acting skills) but the dialogue was stilted and as mentioned the story didn't really stand out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

booksandbabble's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

obsessivebooklover's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexism and Pregnancy

meganders22's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad 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

4.0

Good story about wartime accident that might not be widely known  about if you don’t live in the UK. Sad, but heartwarming at the same time. 

I’m not sure, but I feel Millie Bobby Brown had a personally connection to the accident, and since it’s not widely known could be why the story is written. Good historical fiction mixed with real, truthful detail of the event. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and War

kendallofavonlea's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

kcbas1's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

dabutkus's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and War

brooke_pearson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Cancer

lizzie_beth98's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and War

kaleys23's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: War