Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Fate of Mercy Alban by Wendy Webb

5 reviews

leebeeloves's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

cass_07's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

decembermagpie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

bluejayreads's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

An intriguing, twisty mystery of old family secrets that blurs the line between supernatural and psychological. I called most of the twists fairly early, but it was interesting to watch the characters put everything together and fill in all the details. The gothic setting of the house steeped in the dark secrets of an old and powerful family was fantastic, and definitely lent some weight to the supernatural explanation. (Of course, most of it can also be explained with rational psychological answers, so it's up to you to decide which you want to believe.) I also expected the romance between the protagonist and the pastor to be more of a thing, so having it as a background was interesting. As personally irritating that it was that the entire story was predicated on secrets (and most of it wouldn't have happened if the Alban family had just *communicated* about stuff), this was a solid story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Suicide and Blood

morganperks's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Confinement, Suicide, and Death of parent