Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Leonie Swann

5 reviews

bamboopanda's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

This is such a good book.
For the people who said Vera Wong didn’t read like her age, you might try this one.

This book does not shy away from the mental nor physical problems of age, but does it in a respectful yet lighthearted way.
I really enjoyed the topics that got touched on and also really enjoyed the mystery.

“The grandson” is my favourite!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Murder, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, and Ableism

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Cancer, Kidnapping, and Infidelity

chantale's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

Moderate: Alcohol, Murder, Blood, Dementia, Drug use, and Violence

Minor: Toxic friendship, Grief, and Kidnapping

styxx's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

• 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

callidoralblack's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Death, Grief, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Blood, and Car accident

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging lighthearted mysterious slow-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

4.25

I was expecting this one to be a lighthearted, banter-filled book, as I’d expect from a European cozy mystery. While it did deliver on whimsy, such as chapters told from the perspective of Hettie the House Tortoise, and bubbly side characters, this was much darker than I expected. It dealt with a lot of hard issues including: ageism, dealing with chronic pain, the impacts of getting older, and what it means to choose, to direct the life you want. Which was good, but maybe not exactly what I was looking for as a mood reader.

That being said, overall, I liked this one, and I would recommend this book to read who enjoy

• Darker cozy mysteries
• A large cast of characters
• Grumpy, curmudgeonly main characters
• Unreliable narrators
• The Thursday Murder Club series

A note on the format: I did listen to this one on audio and very much enjoyed the narrator, Moira Quirk, especially with the distinct voice choices during scenes of dialogue. Also, this book was translated to English from its original German, and had a narrator with an English accent, so I had to keep reminding myself that this is set in Germany, not the UK.

Thanks to NetGalley and RB Media for this advanced listening copy. I’m not sure that I’ll continue on with the series, but I did enjoy my experience with this audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Violence, Terminal illness, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Death, Confinement, Mental illness, Grief, and Fatphobia

Minor: Pedophilia and Alcohol