Reviews tagging 'Child death'

His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae by Graeme Macrae Burnet

8 reviews

nepentheiii's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Violence, Gore, and Rape

kstericker's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Child death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Gore, and Grief

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Infidelity, Medical content, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Medical trauma, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Dementia, and Rape

a1exander's review

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, Violence, Murder, and Confinement

Moderate: Blood, Suicide, Alcohol, Stalking, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Death, Sexual violence, Rape, Death of parent, Mental illness, Classism, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Ableism, Abortion, and Incest

castamere's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Child death

Minor: Suicide

alisonannk's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Child death, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Classism, Rape, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Grief, Incest, and Sexual harassment

kellyinbookland's review

dark informative 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Child death, and Animal death

rach22's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Brilliant, amazing, phenomenal. I hope this doesn't make anyone raise their expectations too high but this book was brilliant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Minor: Suicide and Sexual assault