Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

22 reviews

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It gave me Secret History-but they grew up vibes. Now I really want to start a map collection.. 

Two things that bothered me were how stereotypically not-like-other-girls Nel is, (petite, unruly hair, big glasses, big cardigans, not chic, bookish, quiet but feisty) i struggled to imagine her that way and the wording always prompted an eye roll from me. The second thing was just how easily everyone spilled their past to Nel even though it was the first time they had seen her in 2+ decades, and the fact that they included all their petty drama. It completely broke immersion for me whenever someone who was prev ously reserved started talking about what was going on in their relationship and even their sex lives. I liked the story but the way it was conveyed to the reader felt weird.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Alcohol and Medical content

Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual content

kcjulia's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.0

Entertaining mystery with magical maps! Loved the storyline, but not the writing. Major plot holes in the big reveal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

3readingcircus's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Stalking

esthersshelf's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book! The beginning is a little dense but I loved how the plot unfolded. For the first half of the book, the plot takes a backseat to character development. Literary writing, a murderer on the loose and a touch of dark academia? Yes please and can I have some more? 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Stalking

kelsea's review

mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

Uneven pacing, mediocre characterization followed by twist after twist (not really a compliment), enjoyed the

idea of having a map to access an otherwise hidden room/etc.

, relies heavily on the reader not knowing anything about paper towns/agloe despite there being a well-known book and film about the same, most characters have nothing to do, unrealistic depiction of toddler, 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Stalking

spineofthesaurus's review

mysterious

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Infidelity, and Stalking

Moderate: Blood, Murder, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Classism and Pregnancy

sarahflanders's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, and Stalking

bethsiekierawalker's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

mar's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

really neat mystery/magic realism story concept that gets weighed down by confusing character motivations and glaring plot holes :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Infidelity, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Stalking and Gun violence

renyoi's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Really engaging text on cartography, interpersonal relationships, and familial dynamics. Author is good at making complex ideas understandable, but falls short near the end of the book in making her character motivations understandable,

specifically Wally, whose villainy went rather unexamined in any meaningful way the entire time

.  Thoroughly enjoyable ready with fully fleshed out characters you will absolutely grow to care for deeply, even when they make seemingly nonsensical decisions. Recommended!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Stalking, Abandonment, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Infidelity and Grief

Minor: Gun violence