Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

57 reviews

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

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer and Blood

knrockwell's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, and Death of parent

tuesday_forever's review

mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

streberkatze's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

There were a few lose ends that needed tying up, and

sending Viv Delaney to prison in the end felt like a morazing choice

. But these were minor issues compared to all the amazing elements of this book: the dual timeline (which worked particularly well in the audiobook version), and the super effective use of horror/supereatural elements. If you wanted the creepiness without the gore and don't want to choose between stong character development and suspense, this book is for you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Grief

kermittuesday's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

4.5

This book reminded me of the creepy stories I would read as a kid in that I wasn’t scared of the ghosts and it didn’t feel like a horror film where everything is tense. And that’s my sweet spot- creepy and spooky without feeling tense and scared. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

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

mainereading's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? No

5.0

This was such a good paranormal thriller! My only complaint is it felt a little repetitive at times, but honestly, it didn't ruin my enjoyment of the book at all. I highly recommend this for people who love the paranormal, thrillers, cold cases, haunted houses or, in this case, hotels!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Blood

craiggles's review

dark 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? No

4.5

An enjoyable supernatural, generational murder mystery. Great world building and a seriously spooky premise. The back and forth timeline switching is a concept I like quite a bit. However I would have enjoyed some flashback scenes or more depth in the characters' pasts. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

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