Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

67 reviews

coco78337's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Murder, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Blood, Child death, and Violence

Minor: Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Self harm, Bullying, Vomit, and Stalking

kailynpaig's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Trafficking, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Pregnancy, Blood, Miscarriage, and Infidelity

emadisonc'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

3.5

There are so many subtle ways we women subconsciously protect ourselves throughout the day; protect ourselves from shadows, from unseen predators. From cautionary tales and urban legends. So subtle, in fact, that we hardly even realize we’re doing them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Miscarriage

dismantlethepatriarchy23's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Plot twists all the way up till the end. I couldn’t put the book down, it was consuming, and those are the best books to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Suicide attempt

Minor: Mental illness and Miscarriage

katharina90's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

Slow and predictable. The main character was irritating and unlikeable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Domestic abuse, Self harm, and Miscarriage

rin_dawg's review

dark 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

4.0

I don’t think I should read anything about serial killers ever again, this book stressed me the hell out. But if that’s the kind of thing you’re into… then this is definitely for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Miscarriage

opplecopter's review

dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Gun violence, Alcohol, Murder, Child death, Suicide attempt, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Vomit, and Blood

amylynnknitsreads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

I am not normally a thriller reader, but this one was so riveting. Who did it? You'll be guessing right up until the end!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Drug abuse, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Miscarriage

rachelly's review

dark mysterious sad tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Drug abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Miscarriage

igroswell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

2.0

 The storytelling and describing the author does is phenomenal. She has a way with descriptive language that I don't feel we see too often, and her use of literary devices like similes and anecdotes are so well done. Another thing that drew me in was that I grew up not far from the towns mentioned in the novel, and that gave it a more alluring quality for me personally, making me very intrigued to follow the story. This book gets a 2 because of the ending. I saw it coming from a mile away. I like to be shocked and bamboozled, plot twists are my favorite. I didn't feel that way when I read this. The book was well written, and I was engaged the entire time, never bored. I really enjoyed this, I just felt let down by the ending. I will however definitely read more by this author, I loved her style of writing so much., but ultimately, the ending soured the book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Violence

Minor: Blood, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Drug use, and Miscarriage