Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

All the Little Raindrops by Mia Sheridan

12 reviews

hellandhogwarts's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, Child death, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Rape, Torture, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Mental illness, Classism, Murder, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, and Toxic relationship

courtnetto's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, it was such a good read! 
In this book, we meet Evan and Noelle, our main characters. They first met when they are being held in cages next to each other and they both get “rented” at different times where they either have to sacrifice something of the other person or follow the man and have something done to themselves in order to protect the other. However, we soon realise that the two already know each other as it’s known that Evan’s father shot Noelle’s mother, after a rumoured affair - but was this really the case?
The two then work together to escape their captivity before going their separate ways to have time to themselves to try and process what happened to them, only for them to meet up again and have s** to try and forget what happened to them, only this ends up with consequences as when Noelle and Evan meet up 8 years later Noelle has a daughter - but is this daughter Evan’s? 
It’s then revealed that Evan is a PI and he’s began looking into what happened to them to see if he can work out who was behind their crimes. It’s such a massive twist at the end and I could not believe that was how it ended!! 
I would definitely read the book again!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Confinement, and Blood

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

thechaoticreader_'s review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

started off really strong & straight to the point which i wasn’t expecting! the beginning was good but it started slowing down for me towards middle & picked back up in the end. it sort of got a little confusing towards the end on how things played out. not a lot of romance just a sprinkle. two people who trauma-bond & eventually accepted it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Torture, Sexual assault, Rape, Confinement, and Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual content

mayawata_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

The only thing I was caught up on was how the main characters came to loving each other. While it was clear they had a connection and they discussed how their shared trauma could interfere with a healthy relationship, the admission of love felt almost rushed and lil out of place. But the plot had me on my ass trying to finish it, I was hooked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Trafficking, Gore, Torture, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual content and Rape

This book did not graphically describe the rape that occurred; however, it is confirmed various times that both characters had been raped/sexually assaulted.

linsliterarylove's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

OMG. This whole book is a trigger warning. Read with caution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Blood, Trafficking, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Gore, and Death

astoriareader's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

SYNOPSIS

• Two seniors in high school, Noelle & Evan, have been kidnapped. They are locked in cages, and they are part of a sadistic game. It also turns out that Noelle & Evan know each other, and their families don’t have the best past. This portion covers about the first third of the book.
• After they get out, some time passes in the book, and they reunite to try to figure out who was behind it all.

MY THOUGHTS

• This was actually pretty bad. I wouldn’t call it a psychological thriller. It fits more in horror genre mixed with romance.
• Definitely check out trigger warnings because this book is A LOT. 
• If you’re into gratuitous violence & torture, this one may be for you. That’s not my thing, so I didn’t enjoy it.
• There isn’t much character development either. Characters felt very one-dimensional. Overall, the whole book fell flat for me. Not a satisfying ending. The romance between Noelle & Evan is just weird & based on trauma they went through together.
• So many tropes & cliches in this one. 
• About 99% of the plot is completely unbelievable.
• I also have a personal pet peeve with how many times the author used the phrase “took her virginity” re: Noelle. Virginity is a social construct. I mean, JFC, can we please stop using this phrase in 2024, particularly in reference to a teenage trafficking victim being raped?! 

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️skip it, unless you’re into gratuitous violence & misogynistic writing.

Thanks to Montlake and Netgalley for this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review. This book is out now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Misogyny, Trafficking, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Sexual content, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism and Pregnancy

charityconzone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This book definitely has trigger warnings-be prepared and look into what they are before reading. But the twists were worth getting through the first 25% of the book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Torture, Trafficking, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Bullying, Classism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Sexual content, Murder, and Stalking

soobooksalot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Torture, and Sexual violence

jillwedemeier's review against another edition

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

CW: human trafficking, rape, sexual assault, abduction, kidnapping, confinement, physical abuse, murder, torture

The premise of this book sounded very intriguing, but unfortunately it just wasn't for me. At 390 pages, this book could have been condensed to create a compelling mystery about two victims solving their own kidnappings. Instead, the first 25% of this book is a pure horror novel with vivid and graphic details of human trafficking, including rape, sexual assault, physical assault, and confinement in cages. This book was so much more disturbing than I had anticipated, and it was very difficult to get through. The next 25% of the book was more of a romance, which felt too unbelievable and forced. Fortunately, I found the second half of the book much more captivating and enjoyed how Noelle and Evan worked together to solve their case, although it was still quite dark and twisted. Fans of "Verity" and "Local Woman Missing" will likely enjoy this book, but it was too gruesome for my taste.

Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Confinement, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Trafficking

lexkazokas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Rape, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy and Fire/Fire injury