Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Fear by Natasha Preston

11 reviews

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Gore, Stalking, Kidnapping, Murder, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Grief, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Gun violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

maddyb17's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A tad bit predictable, but it did not make the book ANY LESS SHOCKING. THE LAST FEW PAGES?! I have no words.. I did not expect that ending. I stared at the last page for about five minutes after I finished reading it… I just. I cannot. That is all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Stalking and Kidnapping

samanthaxjean's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

If you’ve read any of her books, you know how frustrating the endings can be. That being said, I can’t stop reading all the books she has in this style. I very much enjoy the writing and pace of the books!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Death, and Car accident

booksandcoffeewithlexi's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Physical abuse

rjlrobinson05's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The writing style kind of annoyed me. It reminds me of how I would have written a story back in early years of high school 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Kidnapping

ahbmacgregor's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Death, and Child abuse

elisabeth_li's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, and Torture

Moderate: Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Torture

Minor: Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Death of parent, and Child abuse

rediswriting's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Gore, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Addiction and Alcohol

jupiters_shelf'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Let's just say The Fear left me with many, many new fears. 

So, originally, I picked up this book with fairly low standards, as the previous few books I've read from Natasha Preston weren't exactly my cup of tea. "I'll give these books one last chance" is what I told myself as I walked out of the bookstore. This book exceeded my expectations in so many ways. The twists were rich and meaningful to the story. My head was definitely spinning by the time the final twist was revealed. 

Briefly, the characters felt like real people, the plot was well thought out, and the clues all added up in the end. The final twist is believable, but not necessarily predictable. Whether or not this book is a literary masterpiece is entirely irrelevant, because I thoroughly enjoyed my time reading this story. 

And no, I will not be getting any amount of sleep tonight after that last page.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Kidnapping, and Violence

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

bbygirl21's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a really good story. It kept me wanting to know more all the way through. It was a rollercoaster of events especially towards the end when you just want to know who the killer is already at that point. And even though the killer/ending had already been spoiled for me before reading it, I still found myself shocked by the ending as we're left with even more questions left unanswered. Despite the unanswered questions and shocking ending I think it does end just the way it should. I feel like I could contradict myself if I keep talking so I'm gonna leave this with that. I did highly enjoy this story and would definitely recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship