Reviews tagging 'Death'

One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke

28 reviews

siobhanward's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

 I've recently felt like maybe I'm burnt out of thrillers, but this one caught me by surprise. It was twisty in the right places without being ridiculous or dragging. The characters felt well-developed, which often falls to the wayside in these kinds of stories. I just had a lot of fun with the plot. There was lots that I saw coming but other parts took me totally by surprise, which was a lot of fun!

I've probably read way too many thrillers in the past few years, but it's still a go-to genre for me, so it's always fun to find a good one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Violence, and Death

theresa_ac's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Female friendship, trauma, bachelorette party, intruige, suspense, girl's trip

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism

Minor: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Rape, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

reading_ani's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Lucy Clarke…. She’s quickly becoming one of my fav thriller authors. Just.. wow! I admit she’s excellent in creating red herrings! And though I guessed one mystery right very quickly, I missed so many others and was audibly gasping and talking to the book towards the end! It’s such a fantastic read and I highly recommend it! Also, always remember the third and most important rule: what happens at the hen party, stays there! 🤐🤐

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Lesbophobia, Death, Grief, Bullying, Violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Death, Suicide attempt, Murder, Rape, and Toxic relationship

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Grief, Death, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Murder, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

dorsetreader's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Rape, Alcohol, Body shaming, Racism, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Death, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

ccassidy98's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Rape

Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

yunsq's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

My first read on my kobo and I breezed through it! 

Ah! Where do I begin. Aside from the joy and convenience the kobo has brought into my life, this book was a treat. I thought it was really well written for a escapist thriller and murder mystery, with thorough world-building and character development. Each character distinct, alive and believable. 

The vibes were 🧚‍♀️immaculate🧚‍♀️. My favourite were the food descriptions and Eleanor’s breakfast preps every morning. My favourite chapters were Robyn and Eleanor’s and my least favourite was Lexi’s. Ana and Fen’s chapters were the hardest to read.  The irony of not caring too much about the bride’s story when the entire mystery happens during a hen weekend. 

As the book progressed, it became harder to get through simply because I didn’t one any of them to be the person found dead. Perhaps because I devoured the book, but I had grown to liking them, which rarely happens to me in thrillers. 

Overall, a great read! I wish I read this on holiday. Would’ve been a great plane/airport read. But an off-day reading sprint isn’t too shabby either. 

Knocked off a star for the predictable ending; though it did make me teary-eyed!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Bullying, Sexual assault, and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Car accident

gemin1reader's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

Oh I loved this! A gripping, pacey and twisty read with lots of secrets to uncover. And then on the flip side it was also a really lovely look at female friendships and identity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Lesbophobia

maria1085's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

I loved this fast paced, twisty, psychological thriller. It was a quick read, binge-worthy, with a pretty good twist ending that reminded me a bit of Big Little Lies (Iykyk). This was my first Lucy Clarke book, I can’t wait to read more by her. I loved the setting of Greece, the bachelorette party (hen do) as they call it in England. The short alternating chapters kept the pace of the book moving. This one kept me turning pages wondering what was going to happen at the end. All the characters had secrets which also made the plot line more interesting. This had all the elements of a good thriller: lies, secrets, and one person who will unravel it all. Definitely pick this one up if you’re looking for a quick read by the pool or the beach! Thank you Netgalley and G.P. Putnam Sons for the e-galley in exchange for an honest review! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, and Physical abuse

bookswithgeorgia's review

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Murder, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Outing, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence