Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

4 reviews

chasingpages1's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Death of parent, Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Stalking, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cancer, Cursing, and Religious bigotry

ilaxaria's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Suicide, Death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Dementia

Moderate: Alcohol

nenaveenstra's review against another edition

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? No

4.0

I didn't quite know how to place this book at first, because it plays into a lot of haunted house stereotypes - it reminded me a lot of the Netflix adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House, and it references The Amityville Horror a couple of times - but it ended up being something totally different. It's more mystery than horror, and the reader isn't really allowed to be afraid of the ghosts. 

The second half was really good, though, and the twists and turns towards the end really surprised me (although I never really tried to solve the mystery in the first place). I had a good time with this one, though it will never be one of my favourites.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Death, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death

beccam22's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The haunting of hill house but with the setting of crimson peak. Overall it was fine, I didn’t find it original at all but it was an entertaining read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Self harm