Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith

48 reviews

worldwidewebb's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.25

There is no reason this book needed to be 945 pages.

Inconsistently written to the extent that I suspect Rowling/Galbraith  used a ghostwriter for some or all of the writing. Certainly the editors were less involved in this one. Some of the book (particularly the later sections) read well, but several chapters were written as if it was Assignment 2 in Writers 101. Run-on sentences, repetition of words, the godawful use of synonyms to "said"... I can't exaggerate the number of times I physically rolled my eyes.

Not going to bother to flag spoilers because genuinely the plot is not worth spoiling. It's like someone read the Wikipedia page for cult/Charles Manson and decided to write 1000 pages on it. Lucky Robin can think her way out of every situation and is also very hot and everyone loves her!

Re: Robin and Strike, the whole reason I'm still plodding through these books - also no spoilers because there's nothing to spoil. Clearly Rowling/Galbraith know why people actually read these books and it ain't for the plot. Strike undergoes some slight character development this time around, I'll grant you, but most of it has to do with fish.

Will I read the next one? Probably. Will I complain about it? Absolutely. My arms literally hurt from holding this brick for the one million hours it took to read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Violence

angelarrrgh's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Suicide, Torture, Self harm, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Stalking, Child death, Murder, Pregnancy, and Rape

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Dementia

jclanders's review

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Rape, Trafficking, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Child death, Infidelity, Death, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Torture, and Sexual violence

gemin1reader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense

5.0

I just love these books. I never remember a single thing about the plot, but I do love how intricate the stories are and how incredible the world building is. I’m just here for Strike and Robin.

His declaration of love at the very end…my god I might never recover. Need the next book NOW!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Stalking, Mental illness, Suicide, Miscarriage, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Blood, Rape, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, Classism, Dementia, and Trafficking

Minor: Vomit and Car accident

vesperwae's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I think I loved this one best in the series, even though the writer is an awful person. I keep getting back to their work, a literal guilty pleasure 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Child abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Rape, Murder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

magicsarah's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Violence, Homophobia, Child death, Dementia, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Sexual assault, Slavery, Child abuse, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Suicide

Moderate: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Classism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Death of parent

seasarahread's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Whew! At one point my heart rate was up to 101 bpm. I love this series, the character development is enough to keep me coming back for each new episode but not so much that I'm bothered by waiting for the next release. I did accurately predict a couple details but not all of them which makes it a perfect mystery in my opinion. 
So many trigger warnings, I'm sure there'  some I missed. The inner workings of the cult might be a lot. Proceed with caution if you need.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Child death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Self harm

ohsame's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Abortion, Rape, Slavery, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Murder, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship

rubymoon's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I feel like I have such a complicated relationship with Rowlings writing, but I cannot stop reading these books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Child death, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Rape and Suicide

kaya7's review

adventurous dark emotional informative 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, and Child death