Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Fortune Favours the Dead by Stephen Spotswood

17 reviews

janin's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

the characters were great and will’s narration style was entertaining. loved the wlw as well as the dynamic btwn will and pentecost. a bunch of highlight-worthy lines that weren’t too corny/cringey.
that being said, i never found myself super excited about the story and so maybe the wow factor of the reveal(s)/conclusion was lost bc too much time passed while i was reading and i wasn’t invested.

i don’t think this is a spoiler but hiding it in case anyone reads it like one: the title makes absolutely no sense and it irks me lol

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Suicide

rainbowbrarian's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness and Cancer

Minor: Physical abuse, Alcohol, Homophobia, War, Terminal illness, Stalking, Death of parent, and Cancer

321zeggy's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, Murder, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, Sexual harassment, and Terminal illness

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

An excellent first mystery in the series.  I especially enjoyed the characters and look forward to reading the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Stalking, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Classism, Death of parent, Alcohol, Addiction, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Sexism, and War

Minor: Pregnancy, Infidelity, Drug use, and Cancer

krysley's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Chronic illness, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Cancer, Violence, Suicide, Sexism, Medical content, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Outing

barefootsong's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.0

Delightful! I loved both Pentecost and Parker! A great setting (NYC 1945) too. P&P are private investigators who work with the police (to a degree) but also understand the shortcomings and oversights of law enforcement. Really excited for more in this series.

Rep: Pentecost has multiple sclerosis and Parker is queer (she never uses a label for herself but talks about dating both men and women).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Chronic illness

Minor: Child abuse

briely's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Lesbophobia, and Suicide

karcitis's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Murder, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Antisemitism, War, Cancer, and Terminal illness

lilly_anne's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative mysterious reflective slow-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: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Medical content, Murder, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Grief, and Homophobia

Minor: Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, and Outing