Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Darkness by Ragnar Jónasson

5 reviews

opplecopter's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, Suicide, Deportation, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Cursing

runeonilyn's review against another edition

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

3.0

I read this as an audiobook, there are multiple POVs and multiple timelines, but there were no obvious indications whose POV you were in. The premise was interesting and the twists were unexpected. The ending was dissatisfying for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Suicide, and Death

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

clarita's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

The dialogues are not that good

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Sexual assault

Minor: Child death, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, and Suicide

ege's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

I really liked the sense of setting and atmosphere throughout the story. I really didn't like the character work. Most of the characters felt stale and flat, and it felt like the author has a list of characteristics for everyone, and just reads over the list before they write each scene. The conflict between different bullet points on the list, and the conflict between bullet points, and the conflict between those characteristics and the plot are never really addressed in any way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Pedophilia and Forced institutionalization

curatoriallyyours's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Things I liked about this book: the Icelandic setting, the hidden depths of the central character, the unfolding mystery. It didn't seem like an obvious set up - I didn't suspect the culprit until a very short time before the revelation (but murder mysteries are not a huge part of my usual reading list so regular mystery buffs might have seen it coming sooner) and the ending was a surprise also. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

Minor: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Incest, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Trafficking