Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing

31 reviews

amberjackonski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide

katiecummings1981's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Murder

a_alves00's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Suicide

bookbird's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Another stellar thriller from Samantha Downing. I'll read anything she writes at this point, I think.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, and Death

crystal689's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Death, Murder, Stalking, Suicide, and Drug use

jennaem27's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

4.25 // It’s not the kids to watch out for in this book. For such a prestigious school they sure like to hire religious fanatics, pagans, sociopaths and psychopaths. Also this book made me buy a carbon monoxide detector.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Suicide

linneak's review

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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Suicide, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Classism, Cursing, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Infertility, and Drug use

booksareoxygen's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Delve into a seemingly normal private school as one event unravels into a collision of past and present as you spiral speeding towards a conclusion that seems equally impossible and inevitable. 4/5 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Murder, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, and Infidelity

leahp87's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Death of parent, and Medical content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Terminal illness

Minor: Vomit

valpuri's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility, Grief, Body shaming, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Stalking, Confinement, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Classism, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Alcohol and Forced institutionalization