Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Shadows by Alex North

29 reviews

kris386's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Bullying

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Minor: Alcohol and Infidelity

madisonpages98's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

Amazing read with a great twist ending! Very unexpected. Writing style was beautiful but not overly complex. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Death, Murder, and Self harm

aoifestardust's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, and Murder

awalls143's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

The overall plot was good. The chapters were a little confusing between the switching point of views and time periods. There is a twist towards the end I feel I should have seen coming but totally didn’t. It changed the way I saw the characters in a good way. Definitely recommend for someone who likes darker books, some scenes are pretty graphic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Body horror

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Animal death

jessicas_bookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Animal death

gm_vak's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Murder, Torture, and Violence

sunshinestark's review against another edition

5.0

The Shadows is delightfully creepy, with twists you won't see coming from a mile away, and a must read. 25 years ago Charlie Crabtree committed a gruesome murder before disappearing. Since he was never found, there's always been speculation he's still alive out there. Now, copycat killers have emerged, inspired by what Charlie did, thrusting the case back into the limelight. Then, strange things begin to happen to those who knew Charlie as a teenager. Has Charlie truly been in hiding all this time? If so, why choose now to make himself known again? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Suicide, and Violence

_autumn_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Grief

ambersbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Very intense murder mystery with a dual timeline. Kept me on my toes and constantly trying to string together all the bits and pieces. Ending fell a bit flat for me though.

ties up too quickly and conveniently, culminating in a confrontation with a character that seemed to have come out of nowhere

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child death, Death, and Gore

Minor: Animal death, Violence, and Mental illness