Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Murder After the Night Before by Katy Brent

15 reviews

lincskay's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism and Addiction

aimshedgecox's review

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual assault, Violence, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Death

fridajosch's review

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious sad 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

Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder, Death of parent, Death, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

ecjl's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

tashtash93's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Murder, Grief, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Minor: Gaslighting and Death of parent

foreverbooked15's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol and Death of parent

bookswithlauren's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

ccassidy98's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Alcohol, Grief, Blood, Misogyny, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

guatastic's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

clotalksbooks's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

It started off strong, and I was hooked by the premise - though I do feel some of the tension was lost by what was revealed in the blurb personally (so if you can avoid reading the blurb do). 

It has the same dark humour, and slightly unlikeable characters as the author's first book. I did chuckle at some of the lines. I did prefer the author's first book overall though, as I felt this seemed slightly more rushed and predictable. Some bits also felt unbelievable. Like the first, the ending seemed to hurtle through and I would have liked a bit more. 

Crimes against women, a sad reality. This book shows them in a brutal way, making it quite difficult to stomach. Let's hope the world starts to change. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide