Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Heron's Cry by Ann Cleeves

23 reviews

ellipalmer's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Heads up for those it matters to: suicide is a major theme of this book, so if that's a sensitive topic for you just know that.

Herons Cry was nothing groundbreaking but it was engaging and got me out of an audiobook slump so it served it's purpose well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

bibliofilens_boghjoerne's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

angelfireeast24's review

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Great mystery kept me on the edge of of seat. I loved the characters and I enjoyed the ones I disliked which is a sign of strong writing. Highly recommend reading

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Addiction, Classism, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Homophobia

Minor: Cursing

donaldleitch's review against another edition

mysterious tense 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

4.0

The Heron's Cry is the first Ann Cleeves book that I have read.  I have watched several seasons of the Shetland television series, based on her Shetland books, and enjoyed them.  The Heron's Cry with multiple story lines, sensitivity to setting (Devon) and complexity of the main characters is certainly in the spirit of Shetland.  

This novel contains elements of a "cozy mystery" while also being unsettling.  It kept me engaged and guessing to the very end.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

res_siderum's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

stelepami's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol

thingslucyreads's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Ableism

nerdglasses08's review

challenging mysterious

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Murder, and Suicide

robbiclaire's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Murder

wsprenger's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide