Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Between: Novel, A by Tananarive Due

11 reviews

mar's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Stalking, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

takecoverbooks's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

georgiaaa's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Car accident

savvylit's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Between is a time-bending paranormal mystery that fits squarely in the category of "fever dream." Alongside Hilton, Due has her readers questioning what is real and what is a dream. Or are our dreams really just portals into alternate timelines? The eventual suggestion that you could be stalked by a murderer via your dreams is truly chilling. Additionally, the way that Due fuses Hilton and his wife's trauma-informed anxieties about racially motivated hatred with the paranormal terrors makes this already nerve-wracking book even more so.

As a whole, I really enjoyed descending into sleepless mania with Hilton as he attempted to solve the mystery of his unusual life. My only qualm with The Between was that I wanted to know more about Hilton's grandmother and how she discovered her dream abilities.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic relationship

noveltay's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Not enough background imo to be 5 starts, as the beginning went fast along with the rest of the book. But still a great horror. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Murder

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Infidelity, and Mental illness

Minor: Bullying, Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

jenny_d's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol

bookishbutch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lilias's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Death of parent