Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Granite Harbor: A Novel by Peter Nichols

6 reviews

erinkellyreads's review

I'm going to have to stop reading this one - I think I am not the audience for this book. There is some good writing happening, and if you love crime thrillers with serial killers, particularly those where you get to see into the killer's past/mind, you'll like this book. A valid criticism I have is that the female characters are written obviously flawed while the MMC has all of his flaws easily brushed away. I tend to read books from mostly female authors, so this might be something that is sticking out to me more in this novel than maybe for another person. There is A LOT of things that made me squirm like animal death, sexual abuse, graphic and gross bullying, etc. I wouldn't usually call myself squeamish, but it was too much for me at this time. 

Again, if you're someone who usually enjoys crime, thrillers, and serial killers, you will probably enjoy this book. Check the content warnings (publisher even says to look out for chapter 34). I won this book in a giveaway from Goodreads, and I'm grateful for the chance to read it, even if I am not the target audience after all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Body horror, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Death, Gore, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Incest, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol and Death of parent

library_dreamer's review

dark medium-paced

2.0

This one was really hard for me to rate. The overall story was okay and might have warranted a 3-3.5 from me if it weren't for some detracting elements. It was more of a slow burn with the how and why being slowly revealed and the who not really a secret. It's honestly pretty forgettable to me with the exception of the darker elements like the animal death and no fade to black on a child sexual assault. If that's all I really remember in detail, that tells me it was probably unnecessary in that level of detail.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

reading_under_covers's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

When a murdered teen is found in the coastal Maine town of Granite Harbor, the teen’s close friends and parents come together to get answers and hopefully save their own kids from the same fate.

This book was dark and gritty and such a fantastic crime fiction 🔪

The chapters flip through several points of view AND a past timeline which allow you to really get to know everyone in this small town!

Thank you to Celadon for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder

librarianjennifer's review

challenging dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, and Blood

Minor: Gore, Murder, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Gun violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Drug use, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Medical content

hladelano's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I have not read a thriller in a long time, and I’m so glad this one brought me out of my slump! My family took a trip to Bar Harbor, Maine last year so I loved the setting of this book. I really felt like I was in an episode of a crime show like Criminal Minds or Mindhunter while reading and listening. I enjoyed that there are several POVs written, as it really gave depth to the characters. As a true crime podcast aficionado, I was proud of myself for guessing the killer early on, but the author did a great job of making me second guess myself several times. The audiobook narrator did an excellent job. I enjoyed this thriller and will definitely read another by this author! *Please check the trigger warnings before reading*

Thank you to Celadon Books for sending me an advanced copy of this book! And also thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of the audiobook narrated by Peter Ganim. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Suicide, Gore, and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcoholism

allofmyfriendsarebooks's review

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault