Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Darling Girl by Liz Michalski

97 reviews

mackennac's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Child death, Death, Car accident, and Abandonment

adventuresinfictionland's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I’ve not read a Peter Pan retelling in the past, nor have I read a Liz Michalski. I want more of both in the future! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

ericaiseul's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

elwan_enchanted's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

martamae77's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Rape

Moderate: Medical content and Car accident

liferhi_inspired's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑘 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔

Darling Girl is a dark Peter Pan inspired story that follows Wendy’s Granddaughter Holly and her children Jack & Eden. The general premise is that Holly is fiercely protective of her children, while Pan seems to be the villain of the story and seems to be an ever present threat. 

Overall, I thought that this story was okay. There were some really interesting ideas and components to this story, but there were also some parts that I found to be a bit lacking. I struggled some when it came to connecting with Holly or her children. I also found that the ending was a bit lack luster for me, I really wanted more of the loose ends to be tied up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Car accident

mamaquiereleer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Rape, Violence, and Car accident

lbris2484's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

ashleereadsbooks692's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Car accident

brittanyboston18's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug use, Rape, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Violence