Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Locust Lane by Stephen Amidon

4 reviews

thanksiberia's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.25

Similar to The Whispers- less of a thriller and more just character studies of the people involved. I felt more interested in these characters, as they were dealing with more than just motherhood. Heavy into how people deal with addiction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Self harm, Grief, Alcoholism, War, Addiction, Bullying, and Child death

Moderate: Terminal illness and Animal cruelty

Minor: Confinement

katiejohns's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Grief, Drug abuse, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

ncoletti's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty

emmas_bookshelf's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

This was such a good mystery/thriller. It took me a few chapters to get hooked, but once I was I could not put it down - seriously. The adult characters are actually of much more interest than the three teenagers named in the synopsis. I was desperate to figure out who the killer was right up until the end. It reminded me a lot of Defending Jacob which I also liked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, Classism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Death, Infidelity, Alcohol, Drug use, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Rape, Self harm, and Violence