Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Agathas by Liz Lawson, Kathleen Glasgow

22 reviews

mysterymom40's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

kshertz's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Excellent mystery! I couldn’t guess who did it. I found the two protagonists to be fascinating and I loved them. The story makes sense and there’s so much going on that gets wrapped up beautifully. Highly recommend it as a lighter mystery to try to solve. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

goldyyy's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Drug use, Stalking, and Death of parent

amibo's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol

mollyolloxenfree25's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Classism

steffi_lag's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

And why was it not sapphic? Hmmm??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, and Abandonment

bri_fabiano's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Murder

Minor: Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

That was a fun read. Loved the two protagonists and their interactions a lot. A little sad the side characters in the friends group were not equally fleshed out, there is definitely potential for future installments though. The same applies to the plot. It wasn't anything special, just a messy murder investigation. I liked some fresh approaches to the amateur investigation methods, but in the end, there wasn't enough of it for my taste. And it was pretty obvious to me who the murderer was, so... yeah. But I loved the writing. Not only the way Alice's and Iris' friendship progressed, but also the use of social media. It was really well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail