Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

98 reviews

alliemikennareads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

Ghosty, eerie, atmospheric. Kept me guessing and wasn’t overly predictable. Had a hard time putting it down. Loved the chapter length and overall pacing. Equal parts mystery and ghost story with characters that drew me in. Would recommend to mystery and ghost story fans!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Pregnancy

sylvestra's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Pedophilia

Minor: Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

asleepyreader's review against another edition

mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

ekmook's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Murder, Misogyny, Gun violence, Death of parent, Death, and Kidnapping

Minor: Car accident, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death

vkitoria's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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

3.0

this was a big disappointment after i enjoyed "the sun down motel" so much. the premise of this book interested me more than that one, and yet it failed to deliver. something about the ghost story here just didn't click with me idkidk oh well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Child death and Rape

alyssagirardi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Infertility, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Torture, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, and Violence

odrib's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcoholism, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Child abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Grief, Bullying, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Sexism, and Car accident

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Murder, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cursing, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Infertility

martamae77's review against another edition

mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, and Pregnancy

alyssalee2022's review against another edition

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? No

5.0

I could NOT put this book down. Started this before bed one night, read all the way through the next day until I fell asleep reading (only had to stop some during the day while visiting family), and only had to finish about 30 pages in the morning before work.

The atmosphere sucks you right in, and makes you almost a bit paranoid. I was curious with the mystery all the way through, and was constantly updating my theories as new information came through. That's exactly what I always want to do with a thriller, so it kept me on my toes. Honestly, the whole thing was kind of demented, which I like. I also thoroughly enjoyed an investigation through the eyes of a hobbyist crime writer, rather than the grizzled detective trope character we see all too often. It refreshed the story quite a bit.

My only concern is that there was absolutely no reason for romance to be added into this novel. I'm a sucker for romance as much as the next person, and it can spice up any novel from any genre, but it did nothing for the plot here and was just kind of tacked on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Rape