Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

A Guide to the Dark by Meriam Metoui

6 reviews

pey333's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Homophobia, Death of parent, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Car accident

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Stalking

dundiesbooks'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Obwohl es nicht ganz mein Genre ist, hat mir die Geschichte größtenteils gefallen. Vor allem, weil die Charaktere das Herz des ganzen bilden und real und nachvollziehbar wirken. Genau die richtige Mischung aus Herz mystery und minimalem Gruselfaktor. Ich mochte die Stimmen, obwohl die beiden Mädels recht ähnlich klangen und ich manchmal nicht sicher war, welche Person gerade erzählt. Ansonsten fand ich die verschiedenen Blickwinkel gut. + + + SPOILER + + +Nur der vom Raum hat nicht wirklich viel beigetragen und die super kurzen Abschnitte haben manchmal eher verwirrt. + + + SPOILER ENDE + + +
Ich würde gerne eine spin-off story von Layla und Mira hören, die keine Horrorelemente beinhaltet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Homophobia, Car accident, Body horror, Mental illness, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Biphobia

kayladaila's review against another edition

dark sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Biphobia

anna_23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Violence, Suicide, and Homophobia

Minor: Stalking

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I received an audio review copy from the publisher through Netgalley all opinions are my own. 

I enjoyed this book a lot. However, I found Layla a bit difficult to like at times. She frustrated me in certain situations with her reactions. I had mixed feelings about the ending, since what was the cause of the problems in the room was never entirely clear, which was a bit frustrating, but the final part was also very good. I liked the diverse characters and the thoughts on immigrant parents and how they kind of get stuck in time. The romantic element was predictable. I wish the book had been longer, which is rarely a feeling I have in these types of books. Overall, a pretty good book!
The narration was excellent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Homophobia

trippyotter's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

Besties, Mira and Layla, thought they'd spend their spring break touring college campuses, but they soon find themselves stranded in a small town with a dark and mysterious secret.

With a plot straight from Psycho - with a paranormal twist - I was captured from the start. Each new peek into past events adds another layer of grief - and disbelief - but will the truth be able to save them from the horrors within?

The end, if anything, is the one keeping me from rating the book 5 stars. With everything we learned, we're still left with the "who." I use the term "who" loosely - as it's paranormal - but there's still a story or history into the "who" that's only hinted at and not necessarily explained. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Death