Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Girl Before: Sie war wie du. Und jetzt ist sie tot. by JP Delaney

17 reviews

jsmittyx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Sexual content, Animal death, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Stalking, Abortion, Violence, Child death, Pregnancy, Murder, and Death

beckkopp's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

Overall, a great thriller. A little odd at times, but the author kept me guessing on what was next. It definitely has a great buildup! I wish there was more of a follow up on the ending, but I quite liked it. 

I will say, there is not one good character in this book. Each one of them holds secrets and other motives. While that adds to the mystery, it also adds to the confusion of what the book was getting at. It’s the author’s first thriller, so I’m interested to see if any other ones are a little bit more well rounded. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death

thanksiberia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.25

First half was promising, but after that the book tried to be too many things and in the end didn't work for me. I also didn't like (not entirely sure why) that the author is male. Perhaps I don't like men writing about men killing vulnerable women.....

Also, this one goes in the stack of books with an unnecessary depiction of

dead cat

. Far too many CWs to list on this one, so below is 100% incomplete. Like I said, there was a bit too much going on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Stalking

gingersnapdragon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Child death, Animal cruelty, and Eating disorder

lillyrose97's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

mariareadss367's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, and Sexual content

Minor: Cancer and Animal death

lindseyrenee's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Toxic relationship and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Murder, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, and Animal death

kylieqrada's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.0

Do not get it twisted - this is a very well-written and spooky thriller. However, SA and narcisstic/abusive relationship themes are triggering for me. So my overall enjoyment was inhibited by that. I would definitely read more by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Abortion, Eating disorder, Stalking, and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal death

shereadsmysteries's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Ableism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Alcohol, Misogyny, Rape, and Stalking

Minor: Vomit, Eating disorder, Abandonment, and Abortion

Ableism: Discussions of keeping/terminating a pregnancy where child could be disabled; Abortion: discussion only; Child death: Stillbirth; Rape: False rape allegations

_mack_jack_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

it was out best by another review i saw: yet another book choosing to subvert expectations with a nonsensical twist instead of giving the plot and characters the follow-through they earned. this book was a page-turner but ultimately lackluster.

what i wanted from the book initially was to be shocked and to have my expectations subverted. as i learned more about the characters, i wanted to see the natural conclusion come about. i think the author focused on shock value over realism when coming up with plot points. the complexities of the characters, specifically the men, are unexplored to their fullest because the author takes them off course at random. the women are flawed and emotional humans, which is always good to see, but emma specifically is written to be almost a villain as the book progresses. at first it was a captivating twist, but again the path it took broke my suspension of disbelief. 

did i enjoy reading it? yes. would i recommend it? no.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Murder, Miscarriage, Eating disorder, Child death, Animal death, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Medical trauma