Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

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

ellissej's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Such a great read! I could not put this book down which made my plan of reading before bed to unwind a bit of a tricky one. The style reminded me of Janice Hallett's first book "The Appeal" which I definitely preferred to "The Twyford Code". I loved the way the story unfolded through a series of different media - what's app messages, transcripts and book scripts. There were a couple of points where I thought I'd solved the mystery but was still surprised by the eventual conclusion. Very well done and particularly loved how Ellie's role evolved over time and the social commentary woven throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Stalking, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

feebles640's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Torture, and Mass/school shootings