Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Good Samaritan by John Marrs

22 reviews

heyannalaura's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

I was initially drawn to this book because of the premise. It seemed to deal with some themes that I haven't really read before. Unfortunately, I can't say this was my favorite. While the story was fine, the characters were unlikable and it was difficult to find someone to root for. I also felt like the female main character was very one dimensional and have little to no complexity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death

nybye09's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Trigger warning: Sucide, Death

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death

kernamalia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

Sebenrnya idenya bagus banget gila. Volunteer layanan yg seharusnya mencegah penelponya bunuh diri tapi tokoh utamanya malah menggunakan itu untuk bujuk orang bunuh diri.

Cuma aku ga suka cara penulisannya. Terlalu bertele tele dengan detail yg kurang terasa penting. 

Enggak deh.. Mungkin detail nya penting tp penulisannya ga bisa buat aku attach sama detail detail tersebut. Sehingga setengah buku pertama tuh bosen banget. Apalagi pov dari Laura, rasanya mau skip aja tp penting detailnya, ya tapi kok ngebosenin. hufthh 😞

Baru mulai seru ketika setengah buku terakhir. Plot twistnya juga ga gimana gimana cuma memang membagongkan.
Dan Ending yg aku ga puasssss. Huhu.

Tapi memang thrilling bnget sih baca buku ini tuh, berhasil buat aku gedeg sendiri, gregetan sendiri dari awal ampe akhir. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness, Death, Blood, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Grief

janbee's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

peachani's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide, Gore, Child death, Death, Grief, Murder, and Child abuse

Moderate: Stalking, Addiction, Fatphobia, Blood, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Medical content, Dysphoria, Cursing, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

cookieclutter's review against another edition

While I was enjoying the book, I

had a suspicion the ending would not pay out for the amount of mind games being played between the characters. It was getting in the way of me enjoying the book so I glanced at the last few chapters and decided it was not worth continuing. I wasn't necessarily wanting a happy ending, more so wanting to see Laura getting her just deserts but I didn't feel that happened so I decided to DNF

. Not sure if any of those were spoilers but it was a major factor for me DNF this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Mental illness, and Body shaming

Minor: Cancer

kmwolff's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, and Bullying

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Self harm, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

amjones's review against another edition

4.0

Whew, this book was intense, dark, and fucked up. Tons of trigger warnings. Couldn't put it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Animal death

jessdon98's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Stalking, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Bullying, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Cancer, and Murder

theelmstreetlibrary's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

If I hadn’t of been so busy this month I think i would have devoured this book in a couple of days. 

Laura is a very well written unhinged protagonist and villain, who you will despise through out but can’t get enough of! This book had me internally screaming out of frustration and anger - it really toys with your emotions and feelings towards characters. 

A deliciously dark and twisted thriller! I just wish certain aspects, specifically ones regarding Laura’s mindset (I don’t want to give spoilers) were explored further, so the reader could understand her further - as some parts left me wanting more! 

A very well written game of cat and mouse. But check TW!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Grief

Moderate: Gaslighting, Death, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Gore