Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Survive the Night by Riley Sager

94 reviews

hunkydory's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Cancer, Suicide attempt, and Car accident

brookey8888's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.75

I actually enjoyed this a lot. I’m not going to lie some of it didn’t make the most sense and was added just for plot( I’m not going to spoil, but the 20 questions doesn’t make sense with what we learn later to me). I didn’t really guess any of this except one thing which I think was pretty obvious at that point. Charlie is kind of an idiot so if you don’t like reading about characters making stupid decisions then skip this one. That being said I did really like Charlie. 
I’ve said this in at least one of my reviews for Riley Sager, but he has a formula with the males and it’s easy to figure out if they’re going to be “good” or “bad”. As for the ending I liked it, but then something happened and I didn’t really like the “true ending”, which is why I didn’t round up to a four star. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence

mori28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I don't know how Riley Sager can turn a single night into such a tense book, but I'm here for it. Tbh the plots were not as shocking, but I still enjoyed them. Good story

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping and Suicide attempt

kimberlyswalters's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Terminal illness, Car accident, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Violence, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Vomit

cryptidonwheels's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Confinement, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt and Cancer

mallory10100's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

oh my GOD???? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Drug abuse, Grief, Medical content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Minor: Body shaming

minimicropup's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Tragic, distressing, suspicious

We follow a University student looking for a rideshare so they can return to their childhood home after their roommate was brutally murdered. They are struggling with the losses and stresses in their life and it affects the decisions they make and how they interpret events. 

• Set in Autumn 1991 on the route from New Jersey to Ohio, USA

Growls, Howls, and Tail Wags 🐺🐕: 

• 🔇 Switched from audio to digital. The narrator and writing style didn't pair well for me. It made everything seem campy and cheesy, and took away from the suspense. That wasn't a problem when I read the text, just when listening. I'm not sure why - narrator wasn't bad, maybe just not nuanced enough?
• Charlie makes some ridiculous choices during the plot. When she's clearly in danger she doesn't try to escape, but when she's not in any obvious danger she's ready to hurl herself out of a moving vehicle. As her character develops we come to understand the reasons for her behaviour and rationale, but there are moments that still felt contrived, particularly as we near the end and get the tea about what is really going on. 
• The ending seemed very cringe, BUT it isn't all that it seems. Can't explain without giving up some spoilers! I thought it was clever, but I could see it being more on the trickster side for some. I think it was justifiable, not lazy - it made me feel differently about the MC and plot.

Cred Rating 🤔: Plausible + Justifiable OTT campiness

Mood Reading Match Up: 

• Touch of '90's teen thriller movie vibes
• Suspenseful slasher turned cat-and-mouse action adventure plot
• Stories with classic Hollywood and cinephile themes
• Character-driven mysteries with unreliable narrators and serial killers

Content Heads-Up: Fire. Vehicle accident (fatalities). Terminal illness (on page). Gun Violence. Kidnapping and confinement. Mental illness (dissociative, hallucinatory, psychosis)

Format: Library Digital via Libby

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

taylorsimon's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This was an easy story to get hooked on. After reading the ending I felt like I should have seen it coming, but I truthfully did not! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit

aweso10's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

lots of twist and turns, i'll give it that!! i felt like something was missing here, however. it wasn't quite as "thriller-y" as i'd hoped, like it didn't get my pulse racing as much as a good thriller does usually, but i found it a quick and entertaining read nonetheless. the characters were a bit annoying, but i liked the old hollywood kind of theme and 90's east coast setting... so definitely pros and cons!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

xiggy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Body horror, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Murder

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent