Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Stromend graf by Robert Galbraith

80 reviews

dianezeise's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Self harm, Trafficking, and Stalking

biancacseke's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

india_g's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

In many ways very similar to Troubles Blood 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

dr_anna_hands's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

ixidorsbane's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Bullying

221sketches's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

ninaleonie's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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? N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

hot4roalddahl's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

4.5

I love the Strike books and this one did not disappoint. Definitely one of my faves! The only reason it didn't receive full marks in my eyes is that it did feel like the reveal came out of the blue in the last 5% (although it was still satisfying). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Trafficking

matpark19's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This installment of the Strike series tackled cults. Getting to see Robin go undercover for a prolonged period was exciting and made the story feel more action-y than some of the other books. There was a real sense of threat throughout the story which kept escalating, keeping you hooked. The plot was hefty, with tons of events and characters to keep track of, which meant less time was dedicated to the personal lives of Strike and Robin, but there were still some satisfying character moments. 

Overall, though, the book didn't stand out from the rest of the series. Although cults are an interesting setting the author didn't really seem to have much original to say about them - why do people join them, why someone might become brainwashed, for example. I also do think it could have been slightly shorter - the lengths of the books in this series are getting a bit out of control. In regards to Robin and Strike's will-they-won't-they

I think the books have kept readers hanging on for far too long at this point and it's starting to become very frustrating!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, and Suicide

madelaney's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail