Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett

4 reviews

thisbookisbananas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

That was a wild ride! I haven’t read a lot of mixed-media books,so I had to get used to that. Once I did though I was completely captivated. I haven’t been so invested in a mystery in a really long time. I look forward to reading this author’s backlist. Headed for the Twyford Code next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Stalking, and Blood

Minor: Child abuse

embey's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Toxic friendship, Classism, Gore, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Gun violence, Cursing, Gaslighting, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Drug use, and Adult/minor relationship

moiralyle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Murder, Mental illness, and Gun violence

bookaholic_in_wonderland's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Murder