Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Dark Places - Gefährliche Erinnerung by Gillian Flynn

150 reviews

maddwomann's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Vomit, Drug abuse, Violence, Drug use, Murder, Gore, Alcohol, Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Bullying

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

A good thriller that doesn't get too unsettling or dark. It has elements of gore, psychological twists, and mystery all blended together. Like many thrillers, there are some subplots that felt like they were there only for shock value without adding too much to the story. However, I wouldn't say they ruined the book. The writing is strong, visual, and keeps a nice pace.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

sennabon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry

jackbifrost's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Incest, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Classism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion, Cancer, Suicide, Racial slurs, and Fire/Fire injury

keijiwolf's review against another edition

dark mysterious

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

somelibrarychick's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child death, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Drug use, and Gore

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Bullying, and Pedophilia

Minor: Domestic abuse

transmonstera's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Blood, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Drug use

Contains graphic depictions and discussion of child against child molestation (ages 11 to 15), underage (17 year old) pregnancy, and a relationship between a 15 year old and 17 year old.

wonderfulxwonderful's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Child death, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Death

cjxx26's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death of parent, Death, Grief, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

acsord's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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