Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

A Thousand Broken Pieces by Tillie Cole

4 reviews

emily_stapylton's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny hopeful 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: Complicated

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This book really hit me. I cried a few times. The way it deals with grief is amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness

Minor: Child death, Medical content, Death of parent

shaleen64's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional hopeful 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

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A heartbreaking but life-affirming young adult romance.

The book explores Savanna and Cael’s grief journey following the loss of their older siblings. Within a group they travel across the world to process and heal from their grief,

Whilst the romance itself is predictable, how each of the countries visited mirrors the stages of grief is well thought out and beautifully written. 

The links back to Poppy and Rune throughout the book made me the most emotional. The perfect book if you need a good cry but a happy ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent

klmlee's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Medical content, Mass/school shootings

maddy707's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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This book was incredibly emotional. I teared up at like 95% of the chapters. This book explores grief in such a wide and hard hitting way. I loved learning about the different ways grief is viewed in different cultures. The main characters emotions come through so strongly and is easily the best part of the book. 

 

The only thing I had issue was how all-consumed the two main characters were with each other. I just personally don’t like that in romance because I feel like a bit of their personalities and journeys were lost and they both just didn’t exist outside of each other. But this is remedied by the end. 

 

I love how they handled Cael’s journey but they could’ve focused on Savannah more. Her journey felt sidelined at times to make room for Cael’s. 

 

You shouldn’t read this book looking for a romance. You should read this book for its amazing exploration of grief. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent