Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Final Girls by Riley Sager

50 reviews

cait's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Car accident, Cancer, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, and Grief

sapphicpenguin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

Much more suspense/mystery than action/thriller. I wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as I did! I did often get mad at the main character, but I guess I'll give her a pass for the, y'know, slasher-movie trauma. The plot twists were well set up/thought out, and kept me guessing till the very end. I liked the subversion of movie tropes, plus the writing was very satisfying. Great nonlinear storytelling. A good all-in-an-afternoon read.  I guess I don't have the patience for too much mystery, though, as sometimes I just wished we could get to the next thing.

ACAB btw

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical content, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Vomit, Death, Grief, Blood, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Cancer, and Incest

rachaelbunny's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic friendship, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Suicide, Alcohol, and Gore

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mass/school shootings, Sexual content, Addiction, Vomit, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual assault, Cancer, Police brutality, and Death of parent

jmkendall0218's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Mental illness, Death, Murder, Suicide, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship

beesreadingshelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Addiction, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Alcohol

fictionaladventures's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

2.5

This wasn’t my favorite of Sager’s books, but I did like it. I definitely didn’t see the twists coming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Suicide, Gore, Violence, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Addiction, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Grief and Sexual content

nirellis's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Epic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Rape

rachelcotter1's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Drug use, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide, Drug use, Misogyny, and Self harm

noceur's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

alisonfaith426'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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Vomit