Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

97 reviews

charlatte_lee's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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: Murder, Rape, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

kmsander4's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

I desperately wanted to love this book. As a true crime fan who listens to podcasts, watches documentaries, and reads biographies of serial killers, this was right up my alley. But, in reality, this one was meh.

The mystery was easily solved and the ghost story wasn't something I really wanted or needed. It was fitting for spooky season but if it wasn't this time of year, it probably would have fallen to 2.5 stars.

It's fine if this is your kind of thing, but there are better mystery-thriller options out there!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, and Car accident

Moderate: Rape and Child death

Minor: Miscarriage

fiction_addiction_1994's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

TW ⚠️: Toxic Family, mild drug use, alcoholism, Suicide (mention), sexual assault of a minor (mention), DUI 
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•What did I think of this book? (Duel POV)
This was my first book by this author, and it was Epic! What a way to reign in the spooky season! 👻  a true crime blogger following crimes surrounding her small town runs into an acquitted suspect in the towns most notorious serial murders. As they get to know each other through interviews somethings aren't adding up. And strange things begin to happen in the house that may occupy more than one killer..Shea struggles with her own past. Can she correct Beth Greer's the Lady Killer?
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Thoughts and Quotes:
~'Am I bitter or am I sweet? Ladies can be either.' -p.19

~ What was the difference,  I wondered, between a sociopath and someone who does everyday lying to please other people? -p. 49

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Drug abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape and Suicide

demi_sewell's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I liked this book, but the ending was terrible. The last line of the book just had me shaking my head. It was pretty suspenseful, though, and great characters.

I was a little confused about why exactly Lily hung about.... I wish there was more info on the psych side of things as well.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Rape

sosocrafty's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Medical trauma, Medical content, and Child abuse

Minor: Infertility, Rape, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

cyndi1966's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Violence, and Addiction

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Rape

jocelyn_fowler'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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

jmkendall0218's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Murder, Rape, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, and Gun violence

ashleyelizabeth's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Rape, Domestic abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, and Child abuse

mourningstarr's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

It's a decent ghost story, I'm not sure I'd say it's terribly suspenseful, I like the dual time line. Beth Greer is a great villain. Didn't absolutely love it, but definitely was a solid read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Kidnapping and Rape