Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver

2 reviews

dogearedbooks's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Alcohol

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, and Gun violence

Minor: Suicide, Lesbophobia, Racism, Pregnancy, Torture, and Sexual assault

ptaradactyl's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

If anything, the main character didn’t have enough flaws. He could track, he could save lives, he could solve mysteries, he could woo the ladies. All from a Winnebago while unraveling the mysteries of he father’s death. 

I usually like Deaver, and I loved Blue Nowhere. I just struggled to get into this one. 

It’s not bad. It just feels like it’s checking the plot point boxes by rote. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death