Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths

4 reviews

bethr's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The first in this series about a forensic archaeologist who helps solve crimes. I’m not sure where the series will go from here, but the main character is flawed and complex enough that I am already planning to return the next in the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Kidnapping, Grief, and Violence

lillianfc's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.0

A fast paced and interesting anthropological crime novel — yet outdated in its consistent fatphobia and anti-childless women stances

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Medical content, Police brutality, and Fatphobia

zelephante's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Grief, and Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Child death, and Fatphobia

Minor: Abortion, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexism, Murder, Pregnancy, and Infertility

kakeyame's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Animal death, Gaslighting, Murder, Fatphobia, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Violence, Child death, Blood, Death, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Torture, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping