Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier

90 reviews

booksemilyread's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Blood and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Drug use and Racism

clalaure's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Racism, Violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

katyannreads's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Fire/Fire injury

meganrae047's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Gore and Sexual assault

Minor: Dementia and Suicide attempt

averydriver's review against another edition

dark 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

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

rosebud_925's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

ekmook's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

pages_for_holly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

I want to thank NetGalley and St.Martins Press for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Expected Publication Date : 7/19/22

Things we do in the dark is about Paris Peralta who is accused of killing her celebrity husband who is 29 years her senior after she is found holding a razor next to his dead body. When she’s charged with murder all she can think about is if her past will be brought to light.

25 years earlier Ruby Reyes was convicted of murder in a similar way but now she is being paroled.

Drew a true crime podcaster wants to interview Ruby for personal reasons because he knows her daughter Joey. 

The story is told through 3 different perspectives; Paris which is the beginning of the book then it switches to Drew and then to Joey.

The main storyline is about Joey and how her life was with Ruby before and after her mom went to jail. All 3 stories are connected.

The beginning of this book I was invested but I felt like the POV switches to be jarring. There was no indicators at the beginning of the chapters to who’s POV or year it was so you had to  read a little bit to figure it out. This story heavily plays out in the past with some snippets into the present time and by 80-85 % into the book I was tired of the constant past POV and was wanting the story to get to the point. When it finally did it just all fit together a little too well. 

The characters were well developed and diverse. Joeys chapters were the most heartbreaking out of the 3 pov. 

All in all it was an alright thriller. I felt it to be more of a mystery than a fast paced thriller but some portions were interesting and kept me engaged. 

TW/CW: Murder, suicide, SA, child abuse, drugs. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

our_bookish_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

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

2.0

Here's the thing: I love thrillers, normally  psychological, and legal thrillers. While this one hooked me from page one, once it gets a few chapters in, the story gets lost and muddled with the past.  Then it starts picking up again, and everything from the past ties into the present, it makes sense, but I feel like it could have been executed better.
I found it very predictable, so it didn't make me guess much, but it was a decent book all in all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

phaas's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Suicide