Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Stolen Hours by Allen Eskens

3 reviews

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Classism, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Stalking, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Child abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

I appreciate that there are no graphic details of sexual assaults occur in the book.

er1nmoore's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.25

The most average thriller i’ve ever read in my life. I’m not into Law & Order very much and i thought that aspect of the book would be more minor than it was. The killer and his motivations/backstory (his mom was horrible so he takes it out on women) has been so tired & overdone like where is the originality? I do respect the treatment of Lila and showing her as a flawed human being and not presenting her as either 100% a victim or 100% a horrible person. She’s frustrating at times but her owning that trauma does not rule your life or excuse your past bad actions by the end is a nuanced approach that i appreciate. (this is coming from someone who experienced the same thing that happened to lila in the past ) Also, very happy for her (most likely) getting engaged like she’s always wanted but stopped herself from having as i’m currently struggling with commitment after going through that same trauma. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Ableism, Grief, Death, Addiction, and Sexual assault

Minor: Emotional abuse, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Drug use

petunia42's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Sexism, Abandonment, Grief, Murder, Kidnapping, and Rape

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Violence, Alcoholism, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Stalking