Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

A Rapariga no Gelo by Robert Bryndza

5 reviews

bxnnny's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

1.0

easy read and kept me interested throughout, mainly because i liked that it was fast-paced. definitely reads like it's an episode of csi or law & order and often felt pretty cheesy. the killer reveal felt lackluster as there just weren't a lot of real clues that lead to it being this person in particular. i went through so many suspects but only because the evidence towards everyone was so small and vague and not because i felt like the mystery itself was well-done. there were a lot of typos throughout as well which felt lame on the editor's part.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, and Trafficking

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Xenophobia

arxchiell's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Sexism, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Suicide, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, and Animal death

hilarylouise's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Vomit

Minor: Racism, Sexual violence, and Rape

_thelitlibrarian's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

4.00 stars
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TW: Death, Blood, Murder, Sexual Content, Animal Cruelty, Animal Death, Gun Violence, Homophobia. 
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What a page turner! When the body of a woman is found frozen in ice, detective Erika Foster is brought on to lead the case. Facing backlash from her dark past she soon realizes that this case could be the breaking point of her career. Erika doesn't stop and leaves no stones unturned to find justice for the victim. I've always been such a fan of police procedural's, and love when they include a strong female lead. I will note that at times I felt like the character was going a bit too far and really risking her career, but understood the whole "I have nothing else to lose" motto. It was nice to finally see someone stand up for what they believed in and who wouldn't take no for an answer.

I was hooked into the investigation from the start, and tried to solve the case as the story unfolds. When it felt like everything was coming together, another twist was thrown in and took the reader on a loop. I truly didn't see the ending coming. I enjoyed having the killer's POV thrown in, as it created a sense of unease and allowed us to realize how dangerous for Erika this case would be. From the moment I picked up this book, I didn't want to put it down and I look forward to continuing the series as all of the characters were loveable in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Blood, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, and Homophobia

mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Gore, Grief, Death, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Racism, Sexual content, Fatphobia, Cursing, and Rape

Minor: Gun violence and Homophobia

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