Reviews tagging 'Death'

It Ends at Midnight: A Novel by Harriet Tyce

13 reviews

foreverbooked15's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

kitstonglade's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Sexual assault

castlevanian_lena's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

bubbles13's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, Toxic friendship

harryjandrews_99's review against another edition

2.75

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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At first I was really enjoying it, then about halfway I was sick of the characters I hated them all except for the narrator and I was so sure I knew where it was going. Bit of a twist at the end that changes my view of it that was a surprise, but not my fave thing I’ve read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Rape

soobooksalot's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Alcohol

lillyrose97's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

kateea7536's review against another edition

2.0

dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The premise was a very interesting one. I love a murder mystery sort of book but I found a few things a bit jarring. I found the fact that there was lots of interjections from the crime that was presented at the start of the book throughout. This meant the end was supremely obvious because you knew what was going to happen, it was just a case of who. I felt the book could have been half the length it was because a lot of it was repetition of the same plot points again and again e.g. Tess wanting Sylvie to talk to Linda. Tess and Sylvie’s friendship wasn’t particularly believable, they just seemed highly incompatible. I didn’t feel I knew the characters well enough. There was also so much of the book based around alcohol, which was a bit boring and repetitive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

velsbooknook's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense

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This was a very good and twisty thriller which kept me guessing the whole time! First of all the start of the story is absolutely amazing and very dark! The story follows Sylvie and her relationship to her long-time friend Tess. There are moments in the past and presence. Besides this storyline we also get to see the main character work at court again. By now you should know that I very much enjoyed the legal aspect of the first two books by the author and it was no difference with It Ends At Midnight. It was a very enjoyable and quick read for me but I wasn't as invested as I was in the first two books by Tyce. I even was a little scared of the progress of the story but luckily everything worked out later in the story. I can actually see myself rereading this book at some point because of the way it was written and I think I would enjoy it a little bit more the second time around. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault

mysterymom40's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment