Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean

5 reviews

soobooksalot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Cancer, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Death, Murder, Grief, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

dblue236's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Trigger warnings: Kidnapping, sexual abuse/assault, terrorism. 

I don't quite know why, but I had a really hard time connecting with the characters in this book. The storyline was strong, but I found myself not being able to root for anyone and not particularly caring how things turned out for them. Maybe it was just that I wasn't in the mood for this type of book at the time, I'm not sure. But at any rate, I found myself disappointed overall. Definitely not the worst thing I've read recently, but it wasn't particularly memorable especially where the characters were concerned. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Confinement, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Death

Moderate: Car accident, Grief, Gun violence, Gore, Sexual violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Violence, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Cancer, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Chronic illness and Racism

liamliayaum's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, and Violence

Minor: Car accident

clairebonney's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Animal death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

shybearfog's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I've read Tokyo ever after, Tokyo dreaming, and Mika in real life and I really enjoyed all of them so I was excited to see that the author had a new thriller coming out. It kicks off right away with action and mystery. It's definitely dark, sad, tense, and heavy. I felt like it was a Criminal Minds episode in a book form. Overall, I enjoyed the mystery and alternating between what was going on with the lead detective and the victim helped move the story along at a fast pace. The ending did feel like it wrapped up slightly too quickly, but for the most part there weren't really any major lingering questions or loose ends. I'd recommend this book if you like thrillers and mysteries. I suggest taking a look at content warnings before reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, Car accident, Child death, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Murder, Misogyny, and Alcoholism