Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves

4 reviews

jacs63's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Grief, Mental illness, Car accident, Death, Murder, Dementia, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

I am a huge Ann Cleeves fan, and an even bigger 'Vera' fan. Long live Brenda Blethyn. 'The Rising Tide' didn't disappoint. As usual, this 'Vera' story is an easy, intelligent read. It's a gripping, well-paced story. Full of great characters, a great plot and with some very sad parts to this story. I couldn't put it down

angelfireeast24's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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: Violence, Death, Murder, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Fatphobia and Dementia

paronomaniac's review

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I love Ann Cleeves and the Vera series but this one wasn’t my favourite. It isn’t as atmospheric as these books usually are, and felt like it was just one chapter after another of suspect interviews. But still a worthwhile read and a good story overall. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Suicide attempt and Child death

uranaishi's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child death, Death, Dementia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Car accident, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Suicide, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Rape, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Death of parent, Medical content, Pregnancy, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Classism