Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur

17 reviews

gondorgirl's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Medical content, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, and Grief

amgraves's review

dark emotional medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Dysfunctional family. Multiple POVs, a couple of them very unlikable characters. Nothing too graphic, but definitely check warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Incest, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

theyellowbrickreader's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Incest

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Alcoholism

jenheitland's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Misogyny

markandcover's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Child abuse

brittknee52's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

This book felt like time traveling back to 2016 when we all had hope, before everything imploded. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Child abuse

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Infidelity, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Moderate: Fatphobia, Bullying, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts