Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup

20 reviews

oddreads_nicolestins's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Really enjoyed this- when I couldn't read it I thought about reading it and genuinely felt sad. I was a little disappointed with who the culprit ended up being (maybe because I was so set on it being someone else). But that has no bearing on my overall rating; I loved the book and it has made my horror/thriller recommendations shortlist. Extremely well written- and really gives chilly, fall vibes (if you're looking for that kinda thing).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death, Physical abuse, and Car accident

sarah_speaks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Mental illness, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism and Forced institutionalization

tillyarvabelle's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury

horizonous's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Misogyny, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment

◦ Animal death = Dismemberment

cromen12's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

asmale's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

bookwormfr_t0's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Do not be intimidated by the page count, all the chapter are 1 - 3 pages long.  It is extremely fast paced and despite the short chapters, there is a good amount of information in them to keep you turning the page - no fluff!  The twists and reveals were really well placed and paced, I could not figure it out.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

deezy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

pylviaslath's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

super solid book tbh very captivating and easy to fly through, tbh i’d normally give it like a 4.3 but 4.5 is good enough:-) gooood good book

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Torture

Minor: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

kaidoz's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

The main plot of the book surrounds a serial killer, and I find the idea of it very interesting. The murders and the way the plot thickens isn’t too slow. The main characters are pretty cliche. The main woman is a headstrong/independent type and the main man is a carbon copy of the rugged detective with a mysterious past who was kicked off the force. The story itself made it readable but because of the characters’ cliche-ness I wasn’t too much of a fan of the <slight romance toward the end>. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Medical content, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

This book contains mentions of graphic child abuse, physical and sexual. Many people are murdered and it is mentioned in detail due to the main characters being detectives.