Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Watchers by A.M. Shine

7 reviews

hauntedantiqueshop's review

dark mysterious sad 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? No

3.75

I didn’t expect to like this as much as I did! The ending definitely wasn’t what I wanted but it is what it is. Can’t wait to see the movie based on this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, and Body horror

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Child abuse

scytheria's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Blood

Minor: Stalking and Death of parent

cosmicpanda's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Violence, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Child abuse

ilaxaria's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Vomit

Moderate: Stalking, Animal death, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Fatphobia

michelles_book_nook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

⚠️ TW: parental death, child abuse, PTSD ⚠️ If you're looking for a spine chilling read for spooky season that gives you the perfect mix of supernatural and psychological horror then this one is for you! This book follows Mina who during a trip to make some quick cash and help out a friend breaks down and ends up stranded in the remote countryside of Ireland at the edge of an uncharted forest. But little does she know this sinister forest has a dark history and she's about to come face to face with it when she realises she has no other choice but to leave her car to get help. And just as she sets off she hears a woman shouting and urging her to run to a concrete bunker deep in the forest but once the door slams shut behind her the entire building is besieged by screams. She then comes to find herself in a room built of glass with a light that only comes on at nightfall when creatures known as the watchers come above ground to observe their captive humans and terrible things happen to anyone who doesn't reach the bunker in time. This book is incredibly gripping, eerie and claustrophobic and definitely not one you want to read at night. Throughout reading it you can't help but feel jumpy and have that paranoid feeling that you're being watched. It is so well written with multiple pov's from the different characters that just make it so binge worthy as well as having some great twists. The only reason I dropped it down a star is because the ending felt slightly rushed. Overall though, I highly recommend this read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Mental illness

xx_coco's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking and Confinement

Minor: Death of parent, Car accident, Cursing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Violence

alexiusr's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Grief