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hazelgirl21's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Murder
Minor: Pregnancy
ems_rxlibrary's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, and Murder
Minor: Rape
fkshg8465's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Not really sure what to say about this book. It was enjoyable as a story, but I guess I hoped to learn something about the Navajo that I didn’t know before. Instead, there was nothing informational or instructive about the Navajo culture (nor the New Mexico culture)…it was a straight up mystery with which I had no complaints. So the stars it is.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
zoracious's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Murder
mayhem9683's review
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Eating disorder, Gun violence, and Alcohol
j_squaredd's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I think they did a disservice by marketing this book as a thriller. It only gets fast paced and thriller-y in the last quarter. The first three quarters is quite slow with not a lot of plot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Alcohol
librarystan's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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? No
4.0
Great mystery centering on a Navajo crime scene photographer who is haunted by the ghosts of the victims she photographs. Not as scary as I was expecting it to be, but a satisfying crime procedural told from an interesting POV. Photography fans will enjoy the lists of cameras the main character shots on in the beginning of each chapter.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Domestic abuse
reading_and_roaming20's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
“I see dead people” but for a forensic photographer so sometimes the dead people want their murders solved. That’s Rita’s life plus outrageously long work hours and grizzly crime scenes.
I had such a good time reading SHUTTER. The story flips back and forth between Rita’s past and present to give the reader a full picture of her life from childhood on a Navajo reservation to her adult life in Albuquerque.
I enjoyed that Navajo beliefs and customs were seamlessly woven into a ghost story / mystery. I also really loved Rita’s journey with photography that led to her current predicament of a real unhappy ghost who vows to ruin her life if she doesn’t figure out whodunit.
The crime scenes held nothing back (dude…that first one for real) and there were a few extra fun ghost-related moments. We also get to see a beautiful bond between Rita and her grandmother that is a consistent thread through the past and present narratives.
There is so much more to this book than simply a murder mystery unraveling. It’s a bit of a slow burn on that front so if you’re looking for a fast-paced thriller with multiple big twists, this isn’t it. But it is a well told story of corruption, survival and culture with a supernatural twist that I’d highly recommend it any of that sounds like your thing.
I had such a good time reading SHUTTER. The story flips back and forth between Rita’s past and present to give the reader a full picture of her life from childhood on a Navajo reservation to her adult life in Albuquerque.
I enjoyed that Navajo beliefs and customs were seamlessly woven into a ghost story / mystery. I also really loved Rita’s journey with photography that led to her current predicament of a real unhappy ghost who vows to ruin her life if she doesn’t figure out whodunit.
The crime scenes held nothing back (dude…that first one for real) and there were a few extra fun ghost-related moments. We also get to see a beautiful bond between Rita and her grandmother that is a consistent thread through the past and present narratives.
There is so much more to this book than simply a murder mystery unraveling. It’s a bit of a slow burn on that front so if you’re looking for a fast-paced thriller with multiple big twists, this isn’t it. But it is a well told story of corruption, survival and culture with a supernatural twist that I’d highly recommend it any of that sounds like your thing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
hcumbie's review against another edition
Too gory, too scary for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
dtrain3000's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I loved the concept of this book and I enjoyed reading it for quite a while.
I thought the author did a good job weaving the paranormal and mystery elements as well as balancing flashbacks and present day...up to a point.
A little more than halfway through the book, I didn't understand the importance of the flashbacks anymore. It felt more like plot filler. Because of this, I think the present-day arc of the story suffered. The mystery portion/conspiracy feels forced and ends rather abruptly.
While the main character goes through development, the other characters in the book are one-dimensional and not fully fleshed out.
Nevertheless, it was a quick mystery read that was still fun to read. I would warn everyone that there are highly graphic descriptions of crime scenes for anyone who is triggered by that.
I thought the author did a good job weaving the paranormal and mystery elements as well as balancing flashbacks and present day...up to a point.
A little more than halfway through the book, I didn't understand the importance of the flashbacks anymore. It felt more like plot filler. Because of this, I think the present-day arc of the story suffered. The mystery portion/conspiracy feels forced and ends rather abruptly.
While the main character goes through development, the other characters in the book are one-dimensional and not fully fleshed out.
Nevertheless, it was a quick mystery read that was still fun to read. I would warn everyone that there are highly graphic descriptions of crime scenes for anyone who is triggered by that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Murder