Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett

13 reviews

ketchup_chugger_al's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I shouldn’t have read this when I’ve just developed seizures

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Blood, Death of parent, Cancer, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Medical trauma, Ableism, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Car accident, Abandonment, Body shaming, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Excrement, Stalking, and Pedophilia

adearajean's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective 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

4.75

Innocent book where Elvis navigates life after her mom dies. Funny and sad at times. Strong characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

Minor: Infidelity, Cancer, and Suicide

hannaheinhorn'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? Yes

2.75

great sweet family coming-of-age book. some of it was a bit far-fetched but i enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal death and Rape

sarahreads2222's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Such a weird one-very grief centric but with so much humor. Harnett nails that combo in both of her published books. I loved our main character Elvis and her neurodivergent mind (though it is never explicitly stated as such). If you love weird books with humor and adult books written from the POV of a kid (preteen in this one), pick this one up ASAP. I cannot wait for Harnett to publish another book. Another instant best of the year and it's only January.  (Please check triggers because there are a lot of explicit mental health depictions in this one among other things.) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

btodd12's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

4.5

What a unique book, focused on the POV of a 9 year old grieving and living the year after her mother’s tragic death. The author masterfully weaves dark humor into the grief. This book confronts tough subjects of death, hospitalization, feelings of abandonment, mental health, and more, but somehow keeps a hopeful, lighthearted feel throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Forced institutionalization

umpaola7's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death

kshea1'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Grief

rachelschloneger's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent and Suicide

tarajoy90's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

jaimc's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent