Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

33 reviews

juanat77's review

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Violence, Addiction, Cursing, Grief, Alcoholism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Confinement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Gore, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

akevaa's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.75

Definitely not a book to read if you’re struggling with alcohol. I understand it as a focus of the novel but wasn’t expecting such a heavy feature. Would rather have focused more on the crime aspect. Not my favorite though the narrator was nice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Addiction, and Violence

sonygaystation's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Death

Moderate: Violence, Murder, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood, Vomit, Suicide, and Infidelity

lilalhreads's review

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Grief

aseel_reads's review

dark 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

3.75

Again, huge fan of the writing and the plot twists were very twisty, I just didn't really like the supernatural element, made it feel a bit cartoony

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Murder, Vomit, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Death, and Grief

xxmedicxx's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Kinda slow in the beginning, but it definitely picks up pace as the story goes on. I do like the time skips through the book it makes you keep guessing about who did it. A lot of twist and turns at the end definitely a page turner! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Stalking

lottieingham's review

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Stalking, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Blood, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

So much I didn’t expect happened in this book. It’s a mix of mystery and horror that’s pretty well-done. The characters, are lovable despite their short-comings. This was a great book to end spooky season with and I look forward to reading more by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Fatphobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Violence

tectonixduchess's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Violence, Stalking, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Murder, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Torture

zoeblair17's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Dark n twisty at its finest. Every time I had a new theory, I was almost immediately proven wrong. A little slow to set the scene but about halfway through, it picks up and does not stop! Twist after twist - read the last 150 pages in one sitting and skipped dinner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Death, Alcohol, Addiction, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Blood, Stalking, and Addiction