Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Night Shift by Alex Finlay

53 reviews

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

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Child death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying and Gore

sarcasmpotato's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

While the plot was interesting, the characters felt one dimensional and were pawns rather than people I wanted to root for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

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

amgbac09's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, and Sexual assault

carolinebrooks's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

kshertz's review

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.25

This was an inspiring murder mystery book. It was a ton of twists and turns. I enjoyed going along for the ride. There were a few things I didn’t see coming but I’m getting better at figuring out these thrillers! I highly recommend it as a thriller to keep your blood pressure high. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Child death, Death, and Violence

kaylinvm94's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence

jodielk93's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Violence

bookishgoob's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Honestly, this book wasn’t terrible but it also wasn’t great. I don’t like reading thrillers written by men. They feature a lot of dead women and that makes my stomach upset. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Death, Abandonment, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Drug use