Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Night Shift by Alex Finlay

13 reviews

kamrynkoble'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Whew! I think I read this in two sittings. It was a very tightly paced, twisty thriller, and I loved the short chapters and multiple POVs. 

My main issue was that there was SO many characters and plot threads I could not keep them straight. Even in the beginning I could feel myself losing track of all the people introduced. I think it would’ve been better if I actually read this instead of listening to the audiobook, but it was a little rough. I’m still not quite sure what exactly happened to certain threads became it was a little too ambiguous and confusing. Like a certain character died? That was news to me in the epilogue! And googling it, it doesn’t seem I’m the only one who was confused about that. 

Also, I can tell this male author has never been pregnant with twins or talked to a woman who’s been pregnant with twins. 

All in all this was an enjoyable thriller and I’d recommend it. What you see is what you get. Fast and twisty.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Pregnancy, Gun violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Abortion

rachhromann's review

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

This was just such a great, suspenseful, read. It kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I did not want to put it down! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Murder, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Suicide

sydoodle's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gun violence, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Stalking, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Grief, Blood, Child death, Pregnancy, Suicide, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

eyedoc's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Pregnancy, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Minor: Abandonment and Kidnapping

tanishah's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Abortion, Drug use, Gun violence, and Infidelity

booksofautumn's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

teto's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

louisegraveyard'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Gun violence, and Stalking

random19379's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.0

<a little boring and horrible ending, had a cool concept though, could have been done better>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Abandonment, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, and Violence

Minor: Abortion

lilifane's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

I'm surprised how much I enjoyed the book. 
It's about a brutal murder taking place in the past and a similar crime taking place in the present. I really like these kinds of stories. 
This was fast-paced, the twists and turns surprised me, all loose ends were tied up, nothing really annoyed be. And I even liked the characters, although some of them were a little one dimensional. But I guess that's what I liked so much, no unnecessary personal drama. 
It's not groundbreaking or anything, but it gave me exactly what I needed from the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Self harm, and Suicide