Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Moordgids voor lieve meisjes by Holly Jackson

98 reviews

captainoliimar's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

I loved this book, I read most of it in one sitting and I was sad when I got to the end. I thought that the premise of the book was super unique and interesting. The way the chapters were laid out with the 'production logs' was really fun and I liked that they weren't just for show and you actually learnt stuff that was relevant to the plot through them. I spent the entire book trying to figure out who the murderer was and I want to reread the book and see how many bits of foreshadowing I can spot now I know the ending. I will say though that

I'm not sure I can forgive the author for killing the dog

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I'm really glad that the writer has more books in this series and I can't wait to get my hands on them!

Characters - 9/10
Atmosphere/Setting - 6.5/10
Writing - 10/10
Plot - 8.5/10
Intrigue - 9/10
Logic - 7/10
Enjoyment - 9/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Stalking, Vomit, Racism, Rape, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Murder, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Dementia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Rape

mackenzieduric's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent and Dementia

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Murder, Confinement, Grief, Animal death, Child death, and Stalking

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Body shaming

Minor: Medical content, Incest, Dementia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bashsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Fascinating, but perhaps not the genre for me. I don't have any umbridge with the way it was written; rather, I realized that when reading it I don't like the whole premise. The idea of a teenager poking into a murder/suicide investigation and solving it makes me.... uncomfortable. So I will probably not be reading more stuff like that, but if you do like that, then this is probably a great book for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Suicide, Death, Violence, Car accident, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Drug abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Sexism, and Child abuse

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Rape, and Dementia

randirush's review against another edition

mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Drug use, Body shaming, Animal death, and Car accident

Minor: Racism, Sexism, Death of parent, Dementia, and Rape

jacintajeffriesss's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Ahh I just don’t know! The plot twist was good don’t get me wrong but I just found this book so cheesy and cringe at times! It was ok and I might read the rest of the series but this book didn’t have me hooked like other thrillers I’ve read, which is a shame because I soo wanted this to be a 5 star read for me! 

Also I need justice for chapter 35 because wtf! 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Drug use, Dementia, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Self harm, Stalking, Car accident, and Murder

secretlybatman4's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Bullying, Confinement, Suicide, Alcohol, Car accident, Animal death, Body shaming, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

pinkupengu's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

One of my favorite murder mysteries I’ve read. Had a traditional twist but I liked how it also leaned into the tropes often found in true crime moreso than murder mysteries. Examples like martyring the white girl, blaming the brown person, police negligence, and communities being ruined. Definitely need to read the other two because I need to know how the loose ends come together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cursing, Fatphobia, Murder, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Dementia, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Hate crime, Medical content, Self harm, and Car accident

gothmiku's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Kidnapping, Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Racism, Rape, Addiction, and Xenophobia

Minor: Dementia, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Misogyny, Infidelity, Self harm, Chronic illness, and Confinement

naireeb's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Dementia, Grief, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Rape and Animal death