Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

108 reviews

jasmine_23's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. One of the best books I've read in a while. I will definitely check out the rest of this authors work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Dementia

chelbelle122's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Gaslighting, Child death, Death, Dementia, Murder, Stalking, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

gabi_715's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Suicide

hannahpings's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.75

great construction. great case study (studies) in (un)reliable narration. whole lotta hill house references. maybe too many hill house references. who knew there was such a thing?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Suicide, Child death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Dementia and Grief

Minor: Stalking, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

astareads'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

3.5

If you, like me, are thinking of reading this because you expect the story to be more thriller than horror, then know that I was looking over my shoulder and scared until I was about into 60% the book. I'm a scaredy cat when it comes to ghost stories!

There were a lot of twists and turns at the last 40%, so much so that it felt a little too much to be plausible even though I enjoyed the reading experience.

That said, I think I'll rather take my crime stories without the added supernatural elements thankyouverymuch.

PS. The name has nothing to do with anything. That's annoying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Suicide, and Child death

Minor: Death of parent, Car accident, Dementia, and Self harm

melli29_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Violence, Suicide, Blood, Child death, Car accident, and Grief

imagemaps's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

sydneylmeyer7'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Murder, Death, and Child death

saintmaud's review against another edition

mysterious fast-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

2.5

unbelievable how this would have all been avoided if everyone learnt to mind their own business and before you get started about how tragedies look avoidable from the outside know that the writing isn't good enough to justify it. I read Sager's books (and others similar in genre + format) because I want something fast paced and twisty, writing quality aside, but this just felt too trite and derivative (a pet cemetery on the property?? wow) and I'm just more irritated now.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicide, Child abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol

marpaige's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Murder, and Death