Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay

9 reviews

danielle70's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Death, Sexual assault, Cursing, Pregnancy, Rape, and Dementia

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I’m pleasantly surprised by how many twists & turns are in this novel (after reading The Night Shift)— I literally gave up on trying to figure out the guilty party. I enjoyed this book much much more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Dementia and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Confinement, Pregnancy, Incest, Vomit, Bullying, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Police brutality, and Gun violence

alfait's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, Death of parent, Dementia, and Suicide attempt

elenamarmiroli's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Finalmente l'ho finito.

La storia di per sé non è brutta, ma non ho particolarmente apprezzato le diverse timelines parallele, cosa che soprattutto all'inizio ha reso lo sviluppo della storia e il ritmo strano, e non in maniera positiva. Non ho neanche neanche particolarmente tutti i diversi punti di vista presenti.

La cosa che ha salvato il libro è il finale, che ho trovato coinvolgente e abbastanza sensato. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, and Infidelity

lexa's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.0

Solid dark and twisty thriller. Some elements I saw coming, but most I didnt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Dementia, Grief, Infidelity, and Racial slurs

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

getbrekked's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Child death, Death of parent, Death, and Dementia

Moderate: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Suicide and Racism

emileereadsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

Thank you for the gifted book Macmillan Audio, Minotaur Books and Netgalley.

 

This book hooks you from chapter one and although it is billed as something for true crime fans, I think it's just generally for mystery fans. There is a bit of a true crime aspect, but it doesn't have that same feel because it's obviously fiction. I think this book is well written and certainly a page turner. The ending makes sense and wasn't rushed, but also didn't shock me. Overall I say this was a solid mystery book that will make for a great summer read. I could easily see a sequel or a spin-off book with the FBI character.

Other reviewers have pointed out how it is problematic how the Mexican authorities are spoken of in this book. They are called "The Mexicans" and the failings of some people are lumped into an overall negative stereotype that should have been edited out. This could have easily been altered with some word changes to not have a negative association of an entire heritage.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Dementia

meltingpages's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Dementia and Adult/minor relationship

mjwilliamson's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Although there were times near the middle of the book where I felt unmotivated by the story, it was worth reading until the end. The characters were most certainly flawed and rough around the edges, but I think that is what makes them so compelling — they’re incredibly human. I liked the tendency to insert transcripts from the “docuseries” as I found it enchanted characters and message of that particular chapter. The overall stylistic intention of the book mimicking the documentary format was a nice touch too. I found that the parallel storylines of the ‘before’ and ‘after’ were the right narrative choice for Finlay to make as it not only provided non-info-dumped insight into characters and the details of Danny’s case, but it also kept the story rolling, unfurling each snippet when the explanations were required. Similarly, the switching narrators/perspectives added a nice holistic view of the case, its affect on various parties and the main plot as a whole. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Dementia