Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain

11 reviews

edendecker's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Child abuse

Moderate: Gun violence

nick_00'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

2.5

This book is very predictable and I’m not a person who always figures things out. I knew exactly how this would unfold from the earlier chapters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

lauren610's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.0

The main character made a lot of questionable choices, and I just couldn't get into this book. I was excited based on the premise but ultimately was disappointed. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Child death, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Death, Rape, Gun violence, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

fivecatsinacoat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty

bookwormfr_t0's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.75

I loved the trauma theories involved in this - it truly brought it to life and felt raw.  It did take my almost half the book to really get committed to it, but it was worth it.  I never felt attached to our main character, Anna, but I did feel for Cameron and wanted to know how her story-line would wrap up.  And I think the great incorporation of trauma theory is what really drove this.

Despite the short chapters, this is not a novel to read quickly; in fact, the short chapters threw me off a bit because it read choppy at times.  The number of characters is vast and I had to write down who everyone was and their role in the novel - but that might just be me since I took nearly a month to read this.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, and Child death

Moderate: Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Gun violence, Drug abuse, and Animal cruelty

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Abandonment, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture

thrillofthepage's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Stalking

acarter's review against another edition

dark sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, and Sexual violence

madeline's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, and Child death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Cancer, and Sexual assault

lorinew1's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Gore, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Child death, Child abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Car accident, Chronic illness, Gun violence, and Grief