Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

66 reviews

beccaand's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent

maydwarf's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

I was very disappointed by this book. I loved Murder Road so I thought I would read another book by that author but it didn’t really hit the spot.
Way too much violence against women and the twist at the end was very very predictable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape and Xenophobia

keppers_jax's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I'm only a fan of ghost stories when Simone St. James tells them. This dual narrator audio was extremely well done! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Sexism

Minor: Racism

colossuscrunch's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Stalking

Minor: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

kaylinvm94's review against another edition

dark mysterious

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Murder

Minor: Child death

bree_of_the_woods's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Rape

Minor: Gun violence and Death of parent

micallab's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

grunbean's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

This is a well made and served slice of horror, with enough twists to keep the pace going up! I liked the feminist take on crime and its reporting/portrayal too. It added a lot to the connection to the characters for me.

Will definitely be on the lookout for more from this author.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer and Car accident

sgrunwald96's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

Totally fine, but not as compelling as I wanted it to be

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

lcg527's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder