Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

79 reviews

lorie336's review

dark emotional hopeful informative 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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This took forever to read, but that was because I have been working hard which has been putting me to sleep. This was an interesting read and didn't take me long to find out who the killer was, but some of the other twists it took a moment. I enjoyed the atmosphere and the history of what the author was creating. This for me was a slow build thrill, but I enjoyed the two perspectives and how both were figuring out the mystery of The Sun Down Motel. Liked this and would recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Medical content, and Death of parent

maer's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

juliamb's review

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Body horror, Cancer, Rape, Blood, Stalking, and Death of parent

kathkas's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Cursing, Racism, Sexual violence, and Grief

bookswithmybulldog's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Blood

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug use, Infidelity, and Death of parent

wordwilderness's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

wlarianna's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Sexism

readundancies's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Amendment: 3.5 stars rounded down after finishing The Haunting of Maddy Clare by the same author because I liked this a bit more than that one and I firmly believe that it sits at a 3-star rating. And so this one must be altered accordingly from its previous 2.75-star status.

From What I Can Deign to Remember:

• First half > second half
• The plot twists had a lot left to be desired in that ‘oh, that’s the path you choose to let the plot putter down’ kinda way
• The overall character diversity could have been improved
• I felt a little like there was a question of genre identity going on - the supernatural vs thriller tone was missing something that I can’t exactly put a name to but still evidently noticed it was lacking in
• I did enjoy how the middle of the book where the plot starts to pick up and begins to build towards a climax was incredibly engaging - I was invested and entertained in a way that felt not so much unexpected but rather an intriguing welcome because the middle parts of novels sometimes tend to be a slog to get through
• ‘That was easy.’ It really was though with respect to the reveal.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, Torture, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Rape

bookswithjk's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Absolutely not what I was expecting - there’s ghosts, a haunted motel, a thrilling mystery to solve, and yet I found the ending a little lackluster. I was expecting a final twist with the main villain, and as the story wound down, all I could think echoed Viv’s words: “This was too easy”.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Child death, Rape, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder