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thecriticalreader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Stalking, Grief, Misogyny, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
Minor: Sexual violence and Sexism
stories_of_the_soul27's review
- 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
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
j_squaredd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Child death
Minor: Death of parent and Cancer
bek67's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Murder, Stalking, Violence, and Death
Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
genevieveokeeffe's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Violence and Sexual violence
Minor: Gun violence, Stalking, Grief, and Death of parent
biaaaa's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Cancer
outsmartyourshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Thirty five years in 2017, Carly Kirk arrives in Fell to find out what happened to her aunt Viv, who disappeared from the Sun Down Motel in 1982 & was never heard from again. With a little bit of luck, Carly manages to move in with Heather for a few weeks, a girl who also has a fascination with cold cases & there seem to have been a lot of them in Fell over the years, all young women. The Sun Down motel is still open & history repeats itself as Carly gets a job on the night shift, thinking she can snoop around, but she has no idea just what she is going to find.
I enjoyed this more than The Book of Cold Cases. It has a dual time line with the narrative told from both Viv & Carly's points of view. I found Viv to be a much more interesting character than Carly, who is a bit bland. The plot itself is fantastic, it's a thriller with a paranormal edge & at times it sent a bit of shiver down my back. Running through this is the message that the world can be a dangerous place for girls & women due to the predators circling unseen in our communities. It was all very well done, so why wasn't this the full 5 stars? The ending - for me it was a little too cut & dry, too pat, & a bit too flat considering the brilliance of the rest of the book, so I had to knock half a star off for that, making it 4.5 stars.
Graphic: Sexual violence and Death
Moderate: Infidelity and Child death
lisaarnsdorf's review
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Child death
Minor: Sexual violence
bookishbutch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Murder, Sexism, Death of parent, Stalking, and Child death
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
bxnnny's review
- 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
Graphic: Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: Sexism, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death of parent, Blood, Pedophilia, and Cancer
murder, paranormal activity, and violence against women are main themes. rape is mentioned several times as well as some mentions of cancer. there are brief instances of homophobia and sexism. pedophilia is implied as well.