Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

86 reviews

missgrangerr's review

dark mysterious 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

2.0

To be honest, I was a bit disappointed when it is revealed that what was happening was all supernatural, I prefer a more realistic ending. The drunk single female / unreliable narrator is getting a bit tired and would have enjoyed a more well rounded character for a protagonist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, and Grief

wryrye's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Torture

Minor: Stalking, Sexual violence, and Infidelity

readingwith_lorena's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Grief, Violence, and Murder

hannevdss'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Vomit, Alcohol, Death, Alcoholism, and Grief

lizzym126's review

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Murder, Death, Addiction, Confinement, Grief, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Vomit and Blood

strawberrycasualreader's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Murder, Confinement, Grief, and Death

Minor: Child abuse, Suicide, Vomit, and Abandonment

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

coffeebookssleep's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Mental illness, Addiction, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement, Grief, and Stalking

Minor: Kidnapping and Suicide attempt

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