Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Castaways by Lucy Clarke

5 reviews

autismandniamh's review

adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.25

Descriptions of the island were very detailed but, ultimately, too repetitive. Plus I didn’t really grow to root for any of the characters. But the vivid (intense) atmosphere of this book was great!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, and Sexual content

typedtruths's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

This superseded all of my expectations. I was wholly engaged from chapter one to the very end and flew through it in a single afternoon. The ending was a little rushed and half-hearted, but the overall experience was engaging and thrilling - exactly what you want from a mystery. I'll definitely be reading more from Clarke in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Death, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Blood, Abandonment, Drug use, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Minor: Infidelity and Animal death

➸ Trigger warnings for spousal and parental abandonment, attempted rape (on-page), sexual assault (unwanted nonconsensual kiss, on-page), spousal infidelity discussed, suicidal ideation including an on-page scene where the protagonist begins an attempt (by jumping), alcohol consumption & abuse, drug use and abuse mentioned, parent with alcoholism mentioned, starvation and food scarcity, infertility discussed, blood & gore depiction including physical injuries and dead bodies, death of a lover by shark attack (off-page), disappearance of a sibling (theme), murder by drowning in self-defence from attempted rape, attempted murder by strangulation, near-death of an infant from choking, plane crash (theme), and animal hunting and butchering (mostly fish)/

jackie_recommends's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Plane crash

amberinbookland's review

medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Alcohol

themegaread's review

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction and Rape